Clause 1 - Piloting conduct at european and local elections
European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill
2:45 pm
Mr David Heath (Somerton and Frome, Liberal Democrat)
The hon. Gentleman's arguments about Scotland are becoming increasingly preposterous.
If there is any issue about Scottish universities—I do not believe there is—it would apply only in the case of local elections. However, there will be no local elections in Scotland next year, but a national election based on the whole of Scotland. The preponderance of larger universities in smaller cities is therefore completely irrelevant to the aggregate result.