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HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his response to this large group of amendments. In responding to my amendment, he said that there was a Conservative Party manifesto commitment…28 Mar 2022HANSARDElections Bill28 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I have a couple of amendments to Clause 28 in this group, and then further amendments, all looking at disqualification from elected office. My Amendments 160A and 161 to…28 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillSo the “varying” bit is just to do with the description of the offence. I thank the Minister. As the amendments I have tabled show, my main concern is the fixed five-year period.…28 Mar 2022HANSARDGlue Traps (Offences) BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Fookes, for her excellent and thorough introduction to the Bill, which answered a number of questions that I had, having read it. As the…25 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, in speaking to my Amendment 144B, I would like first to take the opportunity to thank the Patchwork Foundation for its very helpful briefings on this matter. I will be…23 Mar 2022HANSARDElections Bill23 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I have a number of amendments in this group. The first two, Amendments 134 and 135, are designed to probe the fact that the Government have changed the voting system for…23 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillI did not argue in my speech for bringing proportional representation forward at all.23 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillI have the greatest respect for the Minister but—with the greatest respect—that really did not address the issue. However, in the meantime, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment.23 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I do not want to get into any discussion at all about what sort of electoral system is best because, to me, that is not what this clause is about. It is about changing…23 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillCarry on—I will not be saying anything very different.23 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Holmes, for his introduction to his amendment. I thought what he said about the opportunities that are available for new technologies to…23 Mar 2022HANSARDElections Bill23 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I have tabled my Amendments 146 and 147 mainly to probe what kind of checks and balances are taking place for who can register for a vote as an overseas elector. This is…23 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for her response. I will just make a couple of points. One is that there is quite a bit of concern about this part of the Bill. The noble Lord, Lord…23 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillI have very little to say other than that it is a very interesting suggestion and I thank the noble Lord, Lord Wallace, for bringing it forward and giving us food for thought. I…23 Mar 2022HANSARDElections Bill21 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, my Amendment 85 is about providing legislation in draft to any committee of either House of Parliament which is deemed relevant by the Secretary of State. The reason for…21 Mar 2022HANSARDElections Bill21 Mar 2022