Clause 15 - Implementation of recommendations
Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Bill
10:30 am
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
That is a good question, and I expect it to arise in future debates as well. Some of my hon. Friends, if not those on the Committee, feel that 25 per cent. is too low a hurdle. Some Labour Members will argue that it is too high. When a simple plurality of the votes cast is normally regarded as sufficient to determine the question—