Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill

Chris Leslie Excerpts
Monday 25th October 2010

(14 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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David Heath Portrait Mr Heath
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Well, perhaps the hon. Gentleman needs to look a little more carefully.

May I now move on to the principal arguments that I want to address? I have already said that I have a degree of sympathy with what the hon. Member for Broxbourne said about the reductions.

Chris Leslie Portrait Chris Leslie (Nottingham East) (Lab/Co-op)
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Will the hon. Gentleman give way?

David Heath Portrait Mr Heath
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No, not for the moment because I have just said that I want to set out some of the reasons I have difficulties with the new clause.

One point worried me slightly, and I have to say that the hon. Member for Broxbourne and I may have an honest disagreement about it. He appeared to be advocating a complete separation of powers.