Proportional Representation — [James Gray in the Chair]

Part of the debate – in Westminster Hall at 4:30 pm on 30 October 2017.

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Photo of Steve Double Steve Double Conservative, St Austell and Newquay 4:30, 30 October 2017

I beg to move,

That this House
has considered e-petition 168657 relating to proportional representation.

It is a pleasure to open today’s debate on this important issue and to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gray. I thank those who organised the petition, which has gathered some 103,000 signatures, and their supporters. I wish to make clear from the start that I am opening the debate as a member of the Petitions Committee—the Committee that considers petitions once they have reached the threshold for debate. The fact that I am introducing the debate does not necessarily mean that I support the views expressed in the petition. Given the number of hon. Members here today, I am sure that we are going to have a lively and constructive debate.