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HANSARDElections Bill (Third sitting)I am happy to, as long as it does not take time away from colleagues.16 Sept 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Third sitting)Q Okay, thanks for that initial view. In that case, would you join me in letting the message go out from this Bill Committee and witnesses that we all want to encourage as many…16 Sept 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Third sitting)Q Welcome, Maurice; it is good to have you with us this morning. Can you explain first of all whether you feel that the policy of having a free local voter card to accompany voter…16 Sept 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Fourth sitting)I think it is Cat Smith’s turn to go first.16 Sept 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Third sitting)Q Anne, we have just one minute left. May I ask you the third question to finish the set? In this area, without reform, people are essentially kicked off the register a day after…16 Sept 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Fourth sitting)I have no further questions but I am very grateful to Mr Millar for giving his time.16 Sept 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Fourth sitting)Indeed.16 Sept 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Third sitting)Those are great examples. Thank you so much—they are a bit broader than we might normally discuss. That is really helpful. Anne Wafer: One would be the education system. We are…16 Sept 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Third sitting)Q Thank you so much. I have one last question to both witnesses. Members of the Committee will know that I am very keen on the correct use of terms in this area. When we say…16 Sept 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Fourth sitting)Q When in your experience a thing goes out of date or could be superseded by innovation and new ideas, how do you think that could be accommodated in law? Having listened to your…16 Sept 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Fourth sitting)I apologise for making an assumption. Fazilet Hadi: Not at all. I should have tried the template. My understanding is that it does not allow completely independent voting. If…16 Sept 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Thank you. This is my last question, just to complete the set, if you like. I understand your point that there could be difference across the country, but clause 8 seeks to make…16 Sept 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Fourth sitting)Q I agree, and the plans published alongside the Bill put money and time towards doing that, which we would all agree is the right thing to do. May I draw on your experience of…16 Sept 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Thank you. It is really helpful to get that on the record. It is worth noting that, as well as Ministers, there are shadow Ministers on the Speaker’s Committee—there is…16 Sept 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Thank you very much for joining us, Dr Renwick; it is very good to have your expertise. May I make use of that expertise with a relatively simple starting question? Clause 14…16 Sept 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Fourth sitting)It is very helpful that you close with the point that it must be specified through guidance, because that is indeed what the intention is. It is also what one of our witnesses…16 Sept 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Absolutely right, Ms Hadi. I am really grateful to you for laying that out, because I could not agree more about the need for that thinking at every stage of registration and…16 Sept 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Fourth sitting)Q It is really helpful to have been able to do that today. From your experience monitoring many of these Bills and exchanges, I am sure you would say that it takes a little time…16 Sept 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Thank you. That has given us some food for thought, and a very helpful historical recap, as well. Your points about the Sewel convention were interesting. I wanted to have your…16 Sept 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Fourth sitting)Q That is good to have confirmed. My final question is about the strategy and policy statement and its procedure in Parliament. You gave the view that it would be wrong for the…16 Sept 2021