All 1 Debates between Owen Smith and Hugh Bayley

Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill

Debate between Owen Smith and Hugh Bayley
Tuesday 19th October 2010

(14 years, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Owen Smith Portrait Owen Smith
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My hon. Friend mentions devolution. Does he agree that the Bill being railroaded through to try to fix the result of the next election has another unintended consequence—on devolution? The Bill makes a radical change in Wales that will shift the balance between Westminster and the Assembly. It will be the biggest change since devolution was introduced, with a quarter of Welsh MPs losing their seats, and will therefore mean a radical diminution in both the scrutiny of Welsh-related legislation in the House and, potentially, a reduction in the quality of the Executive that hands over the block grant to Wales. It is a very important—

Hugh Bayley Portrait The Temporary Chair (Hugh Bayley)
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Order. I remind the hon. Gentleman that interventions are supposed to be quite short.