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Transport
Monday 5th July 2010

(14 years, 6 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Dholakia Portrait Lord Dholakia
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My Lords—

Lord Strathclyde Portrait Lord Strathclyde
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My Lords, I said that a Labour Back-Bencher should speak next. Then we will hear from my noble friend Lord Dholakia.

Lord Campbell-Savours Portrait Lord Campbell-Savours
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I ask a question that will be on the minds of elected Members of the House of Commons. The noble Lord referred to 5 per cent of the target quota of registered electors. What is that number per constituency on the basis of calculations which have already been done in the Minister’s department?

Lord McNally Portrait Lord McNally
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I think the figure is about 80,000. I am not sure whether I am going beyond my brief in telling the noble Lord that, but it does not take a great deal of high mathematics to work out that 600 into the electorate is about 80,000.

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