Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill

Debate between Alan Whitehead and Andrew George

Monday 1st November 2010 Commons Chamber

[Andrew George]

I agree. Of course we would like to have more than average representation, but we are not asking for special favours. I have said already that we are not asking for favouritism, only for the distinctiveness of Cornwall to be respected.

[Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test) (Lab)]

Would the hon. Gentleman associate his remarks about Cornwall with other areas in the south of England, such as the Isle of Wight, which are in exactly the same circumstances? The consequences of not associating his remarks with those other areas would mean that the Boundary Commission would have to take completely arbitrary decisions, not based on any community considerations, so part of the integral community would have to be redistributed elsewhere.