Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill

Countess of Mar Excerpts

Wednesday 9th February 2011 Lords Chamber

[Lord Rennard]

I understood that an intervention on a matter of clarification was allowed. My point is that the criteria of the Boundary Commissions are clearly established and therefore not likely to be subject to future legal challenge. Interestingly, the amendment contains wholly new criteria regarding viable constituencies and considerations of a wholly exceptional nature.

[The Countess of Mar]

The Companion says that noble Lords may make a brief intervention in order to clear up a point. The noble Lord is making a speech.

[Lord Rennard]

My Lords, I think I was briefly clearing up the issue, which I have done.