Do parliaments with a semi-circular rather than face-to-face seating plan have better debates?

Less adversarial seating? … A meeting of the European parliament in Strasbourg. Photograph: Vincent Kessler/Reuters

Do parliaments physically organised in a semi-circular or circular seating pattern serve debate better than those with adversarial, opposite-style seating?

John Loader, West Witton, North Yorkshire

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