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Proposals For Composition Of Both Houses Of Parliament

EDM number 162 in 2010-12, proposed by Angus MacNeil on 07/06/2010.
Categorised under the topic of Parliament.

That this House notes that since the Conservative-Liberal Democrat Government has been elected, the size of the House of Lords, the unelected chamber, is already growing while plans are afoot to diminish the size of this House, the elected chamber; and further notes that the Westminster Parliament will have a diminished democratic element in the coming years.

This motion has been signed by a total of 14 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Angus MacNeil07/06/2010Na h-Eileanan an IarScottish National PartyProposed
Mark Durkan08/06/2010FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySeconded
Jonathan Edwards08/06/2010Carmarthen East and DinefwrPlaid CymruSeconded
Hywel Williams08/06/2010ArfonPlaid CymruSeconded
Stewart Hosie08/06/2010Dundee EastScottish National PartySeconded
Nigel Dodds08/06/2010Belfast NorthDUPSeconded
Michael Weir09/06/2010AngusScottish National PartySigned
Sammy Wilson09/06/2010East AntrimDUPSigned
Pete Wishart09/06/2010Perth and North PerthshireScottish National PartySigned
Angus Robertson23/06/2010MorayScottish National PartySigned
Eilidh Whiteford23/06/2010Banff and BuchanScottish National PartySigned
Alasdair McDonnell29/06/2010Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
John McDonnell30/06/2010Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Lady Hermon12/07/2010North DownIndependentSigned

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