Debates between Stephen Doughty and Lindsay Hoyle during the 2015-2017 Parliament

Mon 12th Sep 2016

Wales Bill

Debate between Stephen Doughty and Lindsay Hoyle
Monday 12th September 2016

(7 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Paul Flynn Portrait Paul Flynn
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indicated assent.

Lindsay Hoyle Portrait Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle)
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It may seem pretty good to some hon. Members, but we are drifting a little from where we should be. I know we are encompassing everything we need to, but I do not want to open up a full-blown debate on the House of Lords.

Stephen Doughty Portrait Stephen Doughty
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I agree with many of the points my hon. Friend has made about the democratic deficit we could be heading towards. He said that the boundary review is to the Government’s advantage, and clearly that is their intention. But it is clearly not to the liking of all those on the Government Benches, as we saw from some of the points of order and comments coming from Conservative Back Benchers last week. Does he agree that the Government might well be stoking up trouble on their own side with this democratic atrocity?