And we can continue to press the European Commission for the short, maximum journey limit that is recommended by the Commission's own scientific experts.

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The Commission said that seven years should be the absolute maximum for such restrictions to remain in force and that they must be "proportionate".

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The commission has also had to ensure that no constituency exceeds the maximum permitted area of 13, 000sq km.

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