Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Oral Answers to Questions

David Evennett Excerpts
Tuesday 27th July 2010

(14 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Nick Clegg Portrait The Deputy Prime Minister
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The hon. Lady screams from a sedentary position to ask what we are doing about it, but what did she do about it for 13 years?

David Evennett Portrait Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford) (Con)
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T7. Does my right hon. Friend have any plans if the referendum on AV is successful and the voting system is changed for parliamentary elections to reform the voting system for local government elections?

Nick Clegg Portrait The Deputy Prime Minister
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There is of course a legitimate debate to be held about the voting systems for local government, but we have already embarked on a fairly rich menu of political and constitutional reforms, and we have no plans at present to make changes to the electoral arrangements for local government.