Clause 11 — number and distribution of seats
Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill (Programme) (No. 4)
6:45 pm
Paul Murphy (Torfaen, Labour)
I say to my hon. Friend Mark Durkan and my right hon. Friend Mr Dodds that a great deal of negotiation and compromise led to the Good Friday agreement, which created the situation in which the parliamentary constituencies equated with the Assembly constituencies. Does my hon. Friend not agree that the actions of the Government are such that, if their proposals are accepted, all that work could be jeopardised at a stroke?