Clause 8 — Commencement

Part of Orders of the Day – in the House of Commons at 12:40 pm on 5 March 2008.

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Photo of William Hague William Hague Shadow Secretary of State (Foreign Affairs) 12:40, 5 March 2008

It was a shame to discourage people from voting. My right hon. Friend has picked me up on an important point. The number of votes cast and the majority may be similar in the Rhondda, but not in the rest of the country. My right hon. Friend has made an important distinction—matters are even worse for the hon. Member for Eastleigh than I imagined, because the number of votes cast in a referendum was greater than his support in the constituency.