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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 18 Oct 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"Does the Minister accept that there are many places in the Commonwealth where conflict is still ever present? Will he assure me that DFID will never cut back on moneys for peace and reconciliation before we even get to the opportunity of development?..."
David Drew - View Speech

View all David Drew (LAB - Stroud) contributions to the debate on: Oral Answers to Questions
Written Question
Constituencies
Friday 7th July 2017

Asked by: David Drew (Labour (Co-op) - Stroud)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has plans to postpone the 2018 Boundary Commission Review.

Answered by Chris Skidmore

The Government's manifesto re-affirms the commitment to deliver equal and updated boundaries and reduce the size of the House of Commons.

Following laws already passed by Parliament, the independent and impartial Boundary Commissions are consulting on their proposals to deliver the boundary changes, and they will submit their final proposals to Parliament in autumn 2018. These reforms will ensure fair and equal representation for the voting public across the United Kingdom.

Equalising the size of constituencies in the Boundary Review will ensure everyone’s vote will carry equal weight. Without such boundary reforms, MPs could end up representing constituencies based on data that is over 20 years’ old, disregarding significant changes in demographics, house building and migration.