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Richmond upon Thames Liberal Democrats:Covering the constituencies of Twickenham and Richmond Park |
Chris Rennard writes: The row over the AV referendum will bring forward major changes in the House of Lords
January 30, 2011 10:24 AM
• [Jan 29] Chris Rennard writes: THE Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill has now had a longer Committee stage in the House of Lords than any legislation taken there since at least 1945. The Bill is not a particularly complicated Bill when compared with, say, the last Labour Government's Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill. Labour's last constitutional Bill covered thirteen different areas of constitutional reform (including an AV referendum) and was dealt with in the Commons in a few days by use of a 'Programme Motion' (guillotine).
The PVSC Bill has been subject to an extensive and well organised filibuster on Labour's benches abusing the House of Lords procedures that provide for "self-regulation" . .
• Deal struck in Lords over Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill [Mark Pack Lib Dem Voice Feb 01]
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