Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill

Debate between Peter Bone and Pat Glass

2nd reading: House of Commons
Friday 18th November 2016 Commons Chamber

[Pat Glass]

Clearly the right hon. Gentleman was not listening very carefully to what I said, because I started by saying that the world is changing and politics is changing. What happened in the previous Parliament is not necessarily right for what is happening now. I also point out that the current Government have created 250 additional peers just down the corridor. Is that what he means by fewer politicians?

[Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con)]

The hon. Lady is starting a most powerful speech on a very important subject. Does she agree that the answer to my right hon. Friend the Member for Forest of Dean (Mr Harper), who was of course at the heart of Government, is that we want more MPs and less government?

[Pat Glass]

I do not think Shakespeare could have put it better. [Hon. Members: “Or Churchill.”] Or Churchill.