Rail Electrification

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Wales – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 6 November 1989.

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Photo of Mr Jonathan Sayeed Mr Jonathan Sayeed , Bristol East 12:00, 6 November 1989

On the journey between Paddington and Swansea, the train passes through a number of English and Welsh constituencies. As my hon. Friend will know, the average size of an English constituency is 69,533 electors, whereas a Welsh constituency has an average of 57,753 electors. Will my hon. Friend tell us why a Welsh vote is worth 20 per cent. more than an English vote?