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Step forward Mark Harper, the Conservative MP for the Forest of Dean, and Minister for Political and Constitutional Reform, who is due to meet North Cornwall MP Dan Rogerson to talk about the issue "soon."

Given the coalition government's enthusiasm for dealing with as much democratic reform as possible in a single measure, perhaps Dan can persuade Mark to accept an ammendment to the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill. It would seem strange to lump together the Alternative Vote system with constituency boundaries (and reducing the number of MPs) and then make second home voters the subject of a separate Bill.

Meanwhile, I look forward to seeing the text of Cornwall Council chief executive Kevin Lavery's letter to Nick Clegg on this issue "soon" - it's now more than two weeks since I asked for a copy.