Parliamentary Constituencies Bill — Clause 1 — Reports of the Boundary Commissions — Dates of Reviews — 10 Nov 2020 at 17:30

The majority of MPs voted not to delay a review of Parliamentary constituency boundaries from 2031 to 2033.

MPs were considering the Parliamentary Constituencies Bill^[1].

The motion supported by the majority of MPs in this vote was:

• That this House disagrees with Lords amendment 1.

Lords amendment 1 stated^[2]:

• Page 1, line 12, leave out “2031” and insert “2033”

the amendment would have impacted Clause 1(3) of the Bill^[3] which provided for an amendment to the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 introducing a replacement section 3(2) to that Act stating:

• Each Boundary Commission must submit a report under subsection 10(1)—
• (a)before 1 July 2023,
• (b)before 1 October 2031, and
• (c)before 1 October of every eighth year after that.”

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• [1] Parliament's webpage on the Parliamentary Constituencies Bill, Parliament.uk
• [2] Amendment sheet containing Lords amendment 1, October 2020, Parliament.uk
• [3] Clause 1 of the Parliamentary Constituencies Bill, as introduced to the House of Lords, 15 July 2020, Parliament.uk

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