diff --git a/spynnaker/pyNN/models/neuron/connection_holder.py b/spynnaker/pyNN/models/neuron/connection_holder.py
index 1d100d374c..8d557439ff 100644
--- a/spynnaker/pyNN/models/neuron/connection_holder.py
+++ b/spynnaker/pyNN/models/neuron/connection_holder.py
@@ -171,15 +171,24 @@ def _get_data_items(self):
             # all the data
             if (self.__data_items_to_return is None or
                     not self.__data_items_to_return):
-                self.__data_items = connections[order]
+                data_items = connections[order]
             # There is more than one item to return, so let numpy do its magic
             elif len(self.__data_items_to_return) > 1:
-                self.__data_items = \
+                data_items = \
                     connections[order][self.__data_items_to_return]
             # There is 1 item to return, so make sure only one item exists
             else:
-                self.__data_items = \
+                data_items = \
                     connections[order][self.__data_items_to_return[0]]
+
+            # Return in a format which can be understood by a FromListConnector
+            self.__data_items = []
+            for data_item in data_items:
+                data_item_list = data_item
+                if hasattr(data_item_list, "__len__"):
+                    data_item_list = list(data_item)
+                self.__data_items.append(data_item_list)
+
         else:
             if self.__data_items_to_return is None:
                 return []
diff --git a/spynnaker_integration_tests/test_connectors/test_all_to_all_connector.py b/spynnaker_integration_tests/test_connectors/test_all_to_all_connector.py
index b042c1f00e..889e3f44af 100644
--- a/spynnaker_integration_tests/test_connectors/test_all_to_all_connector.py
+++ b/spynnaker_integration_tests/test_connectors/test_all_to_all_connector.py
@@ -104,9 +104,9 @@ def using_population_views(self):
         sim.run(1)
         weights = conn.get(['weight', 'delay'], 'list')
         sim.end()
-        target = [(1, 2, 0.5, 2.), (1, 3, 0.5, 2.), (2, 2, 0.5, 2.),
-                  (2, 3, 0.5, 2.)]
-        self.assertEqual(weights.tolist(), target)
+        target = [[1, 2, 0.5, 2.], [1, 3, 0.5, 2.], [2, 2, 0.5, 2.],
+                  [2, 3, 0.5, 2.]]
+        self.assertCountEqual(weights, target)
 
     def test_using_population_views(self):
         self.runsafe(self.using_population_views)
diff --git a/spynnaker_integration_tests/test_connectors/test_connectors.py b/spynnaker_integration_tests/test_connectors/test_connectors.py
index 2831682b94..228390e06c 100644
--- a/spynnaker_integration_tests/test_connectors/test_connectors.py
+++ b/spynnaker_integration_tests/test_connectors/test_connectors.py
@@ -74,7 +74,9 @@ def check_connection(self, projection, destination, connections, repeats,
         counts = self.calc_spikes_received(v)
 
         expected = numpy.zeros([SOURCES, n_destinations])
-        for (src, dest, _) in weights:
+        for weight in weights:
+            src = weight[0]
+            dest = weight[1]
             expected[src][dest] += 1
         the_max = max(map(max, counts))
         if not numpy.array_equal(expected, counts):
@@ -237,8 +239,8 @@ def onetoone_population_views(self):
         sim.run(1)
         weights = conn.get(['weight', 'delay'], 'list')
         sim.end()
-        target = [(1, 2, 0.5, 2.), (2, 3, 0.5, 2.)]
-        self.assertEqual(weights.tolist(), target)
+        target = [[1, 2, 0.5, 2.], [2, 3, 0.5, 2.]]
+        self.assertCountEqual(weights, target)
 
     def test_onetoone_population_views(self):
         self.runsafe(self.onetoone_population_views)
@@ -259,9 +261,9 @@ def onetoone_multicore_population_views(self):
             edge.label == 'machine_edge_for_test')]
         sim.end()
         # Check the connections are correct
-        target = [(6, 9, 0.5, 2.), (7, 10, 0.5, 2.), (8, 11, 0.5, 2.),
-                  (9, 12, 0.5, 2.), (10, 13, 0.5, 2.), (11, 14, 0.5, 2.)]
-        self.assertEqual(weights.tolist(), target)
+        target = [[6, 9, 0.5, 2.], [7, 10, 0.5, 2.], [8, 11, 0.5, 2.],
+                  [9, 12, 0.5, 2.], [10, 13, 0.5, 2.], [11, 14, 0.5, 2.]]
+        self.assertCountEqual(weights, target)
         # In this instance there should be three MachineEdges: one of the four
         # possible at the start should have been filtered out
         self.assertEqual(len(projection_edges), 3)
@@ -278,8 +280,8 @@ def fixedprob_population_views(self):
         weights = conn.get(['weight', 'delay'], 'list')
         sim.end()
         # The fixed seed means this gives the same answer each time
-        target = [(1, 3, 0.5, 2.), (2, 2, 0.5, 2.), (2, 3, 0.5, 2)]
-        self.assertEqual(weights.tolist(), target)
+        target = [[1, 3, 0.5, 2.], [2, 2, 0.5, 2.], [2, 3, 0.5, 2]]
+        self.assertCountEqual(weights, target)
 
     def test_fixedprob_population_views(self):
         self.runsafe(self.fixedprob_population_views)
@@ -296,9 +298,9 @@ def fixedpre_population_views(self):
         weights = conn.get(['weight', 'delay'], 'list')
         sim.end()
         # The fixed seed means this gives the same answer each time
-        target = [(1, 1, 0.5, 2.0), (1, 2, 0.5, 2.0), (1, 3, 0.5, 2.0),
-                  (2, 1, 0.5, 2.0), (2, 2, 0.5, 2.0), (2, 3, 0.5, 2.0)]
-        self.assertEqual(weights.tolist(), target)
+        target = [[1, 1, 0.5, 2.0], [1, 2, 0.5, 2.0], [1, 3, 0.5, 2.0],
+                  [2, 1, 0.5, 2.0], [2, 2, 0.5, 2.0], [2, 3, 0.5, 2.0]]
+        self.assertCountEqual(weights, target)
 
     def test_fixedpre_population_views(self):
         self.runsafe(self.fixedpre_population_views)
@@ -315,9 +317,9 @@ def fixedpost_population_views(self):
         weights = conn.get(['weight', 'delay'], 'list')
         sim.end()
         # The fixed seed means this gives the same answer each time
-        target = [(0, 1, 0.5, 2.0), (0, 3, 0.5, 2.0), (1, 1, 0.5, 2.0),
-                  (1, 3, 0.5, 2.0), (2, 1, 0.5, 2.0), (2, 2, 0.5, 2.0)]
-        self.assertEqual(weights.tolist(), target)
+        target = [[0, 1, 0.5, 2.0], [0, 3, 0.5, 2.0], [1, 1, 0.5, 2.0],
+                  [1, 3, 0.5, 2.0], [2, 1, 0.5, 2.0], [2, 2, 0.5, 2.0]]
+        self.assertCountEqual(weights, target)
 
     def test_fixedpost_population_views(self):
         self.runsafe(self.fixedpost_population_views)
@@ -341,14 +343,14 @@ def fixedtotal_population_views(self):
         weights2 = conn2.get(['weight', 'delay'], 'list')
         sim.end()
         # The fixed seed means this gives the same answer each time
-        target = [(0, 2, 0.5, 2.0), (0, 3, 0.5, 2.0), (1, 1, 0.5, 2.0),
-                  (1, 3, 0.5, 2.0), (2, 1, 0.5, 2.0)]
-        target2 = [(0, 2, 0.5, 2.0), (0, 2, 0.5, 2.0), (1, 1, 0.5, 2.0),
-                   (2, 2, 0.5, 2.0), (2, 3, 0.5, 2.0)]
-        self.assertEqual(weights.tolist(), target)
-        self.assertEqual(len(weights.tolist()), n_conns)
-        self.assertEqual(weights2.tolist(), target2)
-        self.assertEqual(len(weights2.tolist()), n_conns)
+        target = [[0, 2, 0.5, 2.0], [0, 3, 0.5, 2.0], [1, 1, 0.5, 2.0],
+                  [1, 3, 0.5, 2.0], [2, 1, 0.5, 2.0]]
+        target2 = [[0, 2, 0.5, 2.0], [0, 2, 0.5, 2.0], [1, 1, 0.5, 2.0],
+                   [2, 2, 0.5, 2.0], [2, 3, 0.5, 2.0]]
+        self.assertCountEqual(weights, target)
+        self.assertEqual(len(weights), n_conns)
+        self.assertCountEqual(weights2, target2)
+        self.assertEqual(len(weights2), n_conns)
 
     def test_fixedtotal_population_views(self):
         self.runsafe(self.fixedtotal_population_views)
diff --git a/spynnaker_integration_tests/test_connectors/test_use_projection_get_in_from_list.py b/spynnaker_integration_tests/test_connectors/test_use_projection_get_in_from_list.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..287187536a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spynnaker_integration_tests/test_connectors/test_use_projection_get_in_from_list.py
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2017-2019 The University of Manchester
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+import spynnaker8 as sim
+from spinnaker_testbase import BaseTestCase
+
+
+class TestUseProjectionGetInFromList(BaseTestCase):
+
+    def do_run(self):
+        sim.setup(timestep=1.0)
+        sim.set_number_of_neurons_per_core(sim.IF_curr_exp, 5)
+
+        n_neurons = 10
+        weights = 0.5
+        delays = 7
+        n_pre = 2
+
+        p1 = sim.Population(n_neurons, sim.IF_curr_exp, {}, label='pop1_1')
+        p2 = sim.Population(n_neurons, sim.IF_curr_exp, {}, label='pop1_2')
+
+        connector_pre = sim.FixedNumberPreConnector(n_pre)
+
+        proj_pre = sim.Projection(p1, p2, connector_pre,
+                                  synapse_type=sim.StaticSynapse(
+                                      weight=weights, delay=delays))
+
+        sim.run(10)
+
+        weights_delays_pre = proj_pre.get(["weight", "delay"], "list")
+
+        sim.end()
+
+        sim.setup(timestep=1.0, min_delay=1.0, max_delay=144.0)
+        sim.set_number_of_neurons_per_core(sim.IF_curr_exp, 5)
+
+        p11 = sim.Population(n_neurons, sim.IF_curr_exp, {}, label='pop2_1')
+        p22 = sim.Population(n_neurons, sim.IF_curr_exp, {}, label='pop2_2')
+
+        fromlist_conn = sim.FromListConnector(weights_delays_pre)
+
+        proj_new = sim.Projection(p11, p22, fromlist_conn)
+
+        sim.run(10)
+
+        weights_delays_out = proj_new.get(["weight", "delay"], "list")
+
+        sim.end()
+
+        self.assertCountEqual(weights_delays_pre, weights_delays_out)
+
+    def test_use_projection_get_in_from_list(self):
+        self.runsafe(self.do_run)
diff --git a/spynnaker_integration_tests/test_projection_param_retrieval_from_board/test_large_pop_weight_delay_retrieval.py b/spynnaker_integration_tests/test_projection_param_retrieval_from_board/test_large_pop_weight_delay_retrieval.py
index a7cc8695fd..3ea9018f31 100644
--- a/spynnaker_integration_tests/test_projection_param_retrieval_from_board/test_large_pop_weight_delay_retrieval.py
+++ b/spynnaker_integration_tests/test_projection_param_retrieval_from_board/test_large_pop_weight_delay_retrieval.py
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ def compare_before_and_after(self):
         assert(os.path.isfile("test_file.txt"))
         with open("test_file.txt") as f:
             file_weights = numpy.loadtxt(f)
-        np_weights = post_weights_list.astype(
-            [('source', '<f8'), ('target', '<f8'), ('weight', '<f8')]).view(
+        np_list = numpy.array([numpy.array(wl) for wl in post_weights_list])
+        np_weights = np_list.view(
                 "float64").reshape((-1, 3))
         self.assertTrue(numpy.allclose(file_weights, np_weights))
         os.remove("test_file.txt")
@@ -128,25 +128,25 @@ def test_compare_before_and_after(self):
     print(pre_delays_array.shape)
     print(pre_delays_array[0])
     print("list")
-    print(pre_delays_list.shape)
-    print(pre_delays_list[0])
+    print(len(pre_delays_list))
+    print(len(pre_delays_list[0]))
     print("array")
     print(pre_weights_array.shape)
     print(pre_weights_array[0])
     print("list")
-    print(pre_weights_list.shape)
-    print(pre_weights_list[0])
+    print(len(pre_weights_list))
+    print(len(pre_weights_list[0]))
     print("array")
     print(post_delays_array.shape)
     print(post_delays_array[0].shape)
     print("list")
-    print(post_delays_list.shape)
-    print(post_delays_list[0].shape)
+    print(len(post_delays_list))
+    print(len(post_delays_list[0]))
     print("array")
     print(post_weights_array.shape)
     print(post_weights_array[0])
     print("list")
-    print(post_weights_list.shape)
-    print(post_weights_list[0])
+    print(len(post_weights_list))
+    print(len(post_weights_list[0]))
     with open("test_file.txt") as f:
         print(numpy.loadtxt(f))
diff --git a/spynnaker_integration_tests/test_struct_pl/test_structural_formation_to_full.py b/spynnaker_integration_tests/test_struct_pl/test_structural_formation_to_full.py
index ea5cd8281f..c48f906512 100644
--- a/spynnaker_integration_tests/test_struct_pl/test_structural_formation_to_full.py
+++ b/spynnaker_integration_tests/test_struct_pl/test_structural_formation_to_full.py
@@ -60,13 +60,13 @@ def do_run(self):
         conns, num_forms, num_elims, first_f = structural_formation_to_full()
         # Should have built all-to-all connectivity
         all_to_all_conns = [
-            (0, 0, 4., 3.), (0, 1, 4., 3.), (0, 2, 4., 3.), (0, 3, 4., 3.),
-            (1, 0, 4., 3.), (1, 1, 4., 3.), (1, 2, 4., 3.), (1, 3, 4., 3.),
-            (2, 0, 4., 3.), (2, 1, 4., 3.), (2, 2, 4., 3.), (2, 3, 4., 3.),
-            (3, 0, 4., 3.), (3, 1, 4., 3.), (3, 2, 4., 3.), (3, 3, 4., 3.)]
+            [0, 0, 4., 3.], [0, 1, 4., 3.], [0, 2, 4., 3.], [0, 3, 4., 3.],
+            [1, 0, 4., 3.], [1, 1, 4., 3.], [1, 2, 4., 3.], [1, 3, 4., 3.],
+            [2, 0, 4., 3.], [2, 1, 4., 3.], [2, 2, 4., 3.], [2, 3, 4., 3.],
+            [3, 0, 4., 3.], [3, 1, 4., 3.], [3, 2, 4., 3.], [3, 3, 4., 3.]]
         first_formation = "3_3_formation"
 
-        self.assertEqual(all_to_all_conns, conns.tolist())
+        self.assertCountEqual(all_to_all_conns, conns)
         self.assertEqual(len(conns), 16)
         self.assertEqual(num_forms, 16)
         self.assertEqual(num_elims, 0)