HC Deb 23 February 1994 vol 238 cc269-70W
Mr. Nicholas Brown

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the statutory references to hon. Members in respect of(a) parliamentary constituency boundaries, (b) disqualification and (c) any other matters.

Mr. Peter Lloyd

The information is as follows:

  1. (a) There are no references to hon.Members in the legislation governing the drawing of parliamentary constituency boundaries.
  2. (b) The main statutory references to disqualification for membership of the House of Commons are contained in the Parliamentary Elections Act 1695, the Act of Settlement 1700 and schedule 7 to the British Nationality Act 1981, the House of Commons (Clergy 270 Disqualification) Act 1801, the Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829, the Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act 1918, the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975, the Representation of the People Act 1981, the Representation of the People Act 1983, and section 427 of the Insolvency Act 1986.
  3. (c) Information about other statutory references to hon. Members is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.