§ Mr. DrewTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department (1) what consultations were entered into with hon. Members prior to the second reading of the European Parliamentary Elections Bill[Lords]; [71262]
608W(2) what research his Department has undertaken on open lists, with specific reference to the European Parliamentary Elections Bill [Lords]. [71263]
§ Yvette CooperThe European Parliamentary Elections Bill is a consolidation Bill, which re-states in a single Bill the law currently contained in a number of Acts, without any change to its substance. It was considered by the Joint Committee on Consolidation Bills, a committee of both Houses, in the usual way.