Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 9:46 am on 1 December 2017.

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Photo of Afzal Khan Afzal Khan Shadow Minister (Home Office) (Immigration) 9:46, 1 December 2017

I understand what the right hon. Gentleman is saying, but the bottom line is that if are trying to reduce cost, why are the Government putting more and more unelected people into the House of Lords, and appointing more and more special advisers? It does not make sense. I would prefer to have more elected people.