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Fri 18th Nov 2016

Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill

Debate between Pat Glass and Mike Gapes
2nd reading: House of Commons
Friday 18th November 2016

(7 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Pat Glass Portrait Pat Glass
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I do not think Shakespeare could have put it better. [Hon. Members: “Or Churchill.”] Or Churchill.

Mike Gapes Portrait Mike Gapes (Ilford South) (Lab/Co-op)
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It is a long-standing custom in this Parliament that no Parliament can bind a successor Parliament, so the point made by the right hon. Member for Forest of Dean (Mr Harper) is complete nonsense. Just because the coalition voted for and railroaded through some changes a few years ago, there is no need for this Parliament to carry on with that stupid policy.