Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 4:55 pm on 29 February 1984.
Inevitably, the hon. Gentleman is walking down the path that leads to proportional representation. That would prove so inadequate to our system that we should not even be here discussing the Bill because it would have been lobbied in corridors by groups coming up with far more ineffectual compromises. The Bill would not have come before the House and we should not have the system of parliamentary Government which has served us so well for so long. I am delighted to see Labour Members agreeing with that point.