House of Commons - The implications for Wales of the Government's proposals on constitutional reform

Welsh Affairs Committee - First Report
The implications for Wales of the Government's proposals on constitutional reform

Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 21 October 2010.

Contents

Terms of Reference

Summary

1 Introduction

The Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill

2 Holding a UK-wide referendum and elections to the National Assembly for Wales on the same day

The practical implications

Coincidence of elections in 2015

The political implications

3 Reducing the size of the House of Commons and equalising the size of parliamentary constituencies

Reducing the number of parliamentary seats in Wales

Equalisation of constituencies

Decoupling constituencies for the National Assembly for Wales from Westminster constituencies

Scrutiny of the Executive

Voter Registration

4 The time allowed by the Government for scrutiny of the Bill

Scrutiny by the House

5 Conclusion

Conclusions and recommendations

Formal Minutes

Witnesses

List of written evidence

List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament

Oral Evidence
13 October 2010