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HANSARDElections Bill (Sixth sitting)I beg to move amendment 25, in schedule 1, page 63, line 22, at end insert— “(2A) The registration officer must take steps to ensure that a person may apply for an electoral…22 Sept 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Sixth sitting)The amendment would enable people to apply for the free electoral identity document at a range of places within a local area. The amendment, and the related amendment, would widen…22 Sept 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Sixth sitting)Absolutely none whatsoever— [ Laughter. ] The purpose of the amendment is to make the point that the Bill is very prescriptive about the locations at which one can apply for a…22 Sept 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Sixth sitting)I am aware of those comments. Perhaps my amendment gives the Minister the opportunity to confirm that it is her intention to keep to the commitment made by the previous Minister.…22 Sept 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Sixth sitting)I am glad to have provoked this debate. I suppose I was thinking about my own constituency office, which is not shared with a political party. When we receive our budget from the…22 Sept 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Sixth sitting)I agree wholeheartedly with the points made by the hon. Gentleman. Will voters be able to apply for electoral IDs online, regardless of who they are applying to or who is printing…22 Sept 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Sixth sitting)The Minister has addressed some of my concerns. My amendment is probing and I do not intend to press it to a vote, but I hope the Minister can recognise that it is not very…22 Sept 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Sixth sitting)The hon. Member for Heywood and Middleton has triggered a thought in my mind, because we were told in Committee this morning that a passport, even one that has expired, will still…22 Sept 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Sixth sitting)I beg to move amendment 42, in schedule 1, page 66, line 5, at end insert— “13BF Application for electoral identity document on Government website: Great Britain The Secretary of…22 Sept 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Sixth sitting)I am pleased to hear about the Minister’s tech background. I hope that in this new role she might find ways to make many aspects of the electoral system more digital…22 Sept 2021HANSARD Elections Bill (Instruction)The Minister is telling us that we will have time to scrutinise and debate the amendment he is proposing tonight, but he might not be aware that this Bill has already started; we…20 Sept 2021HANSARD Elections Bill (Instruction)I am as staggered as my hon. Friend to learn that the Conservative party’s PCC for Cleveland was sacked for theft from a Safeway supermarket. I would certainly agree that it is…20 Sept 2021HANSARD Elections Bill (Instruction)I find myself in agreement with my fellow Bill Committee member; I hope that the usual channels will find time for extra evidence sessions so that the Committee can be informed on…20 Sept 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Third sitting)Q I have one follow-up question. There have been concerns raised that this legislation, by expanding the franchise for overseas electors and removing the 15-year limit, would also…16 Sept 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Fourth sitting)Q I have heard representations from various different disability charities and advocacy groups representing disabled people about the accessibility challenges of local authority…16 Sept 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Third sitting)Q I thank the witnesses for giving up their time this morning to allow this Committee to find out a little more about your thoughts on this legislation. I am going to make the…16 Sept 2021HANSARDYouth Investment FundWill the Minister join me in welcoming the innovation and expansion we have seen in the Scouts this week with the launch of the Squirrels, which will open up Scouting…16 Sept 2021HANSARDYouth Investment Fund4. When she plans to allocate funding under the £500 million youth investment fund.16 Sept 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Dr Renwick, thank you so much for your time this afternoon. May I begin by asking you about the Electoral Commission? The legislation proposes some changes to the way the…16 Sept 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Fourth sitting)Q You said that the Electoral Commission is also accountable to the Welsh Senedd and the Scottish Parliament; it is also funded by both those Parliaments. Could you say what…16 Sept 2021