On 8 October 2020, there was a Parliamentary debate about the proposals. It was noted the Minister was respectful and keen to listen. He was not advocating the plans.

 

The figures for the speakers were:

Tory 36, Labour 11 and Lib Dem 1, Minister 1. That made (excluding the Minister) 75% Tories, 23% Labour and 2% Lib Dem. All the speakers were hostile to the proposals except one Tory, who didn’t state an opinion.

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The speakers set out how the proposals would be unfair to their constituents.

 

For a full transcript of the debate https://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2020-10-08c.1045.1