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HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies bill (Second sitting)Q 55 Thank you for joining us today, Roger. I will turn to the use of data, after the more general questions we had this morning. Can you give your view on the robustness of the…18 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies bill (First sitting)Q Thank you, Eamonn. May I also invite you to say a little about the way in which the parliamentary constituencies link to the Assembly seats, for the benefit of the Committee?…18 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies bill (First sitting)Q Thank you for joining us this morning, Eamonn. It is excellent to have you with us. Can you help us to understand some of the differences that apply to your work compared with…18 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies bill (First sitting)Q Good morning, Shereen. It is very good to have you with us; thank you very much indeed. I repeat to you the note of welcome that I sounded to your two predecessor witnesses. Mr…18 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies bill (First sitting)Thank you, Shereen. I will pause there and let other colleagues take over.18 Jun 2020HANSARDBoundary ReviewYes, that is exactly what they will do. That range in constituency sizes is unacceptable, and the Parliamentary Constituencies Bill will achieve not only updated but equal…11 Jun 2020HANSARDSpecial Advisers: Code of ConductParagraph 9 of the code of conduct for special advisers states: “The responsibility for the management and conduct of special advisers, including discipline, rests with the…11 Jun 2020HANSARDSpecial Advisers: Code of ConductI am not sure whether the hon. Lady listened to the answer I gave, which was that the responsibility for those decisions rests with the appointing Minister. In this case, that is…11 Jun 2020HANSARDSpecial Advisers: Code of ConductI have answered that question. It is extraordinary that we have heard four questions in a row from the Scottish nationalist party, who have little more to say on the subject of…11 Jun 2020HANSARDSpecial Advisers: Code of ConductAllow me to let the hon. Gentleman into a secret: the country is not run that way; the country is run by Ministers who are accountable at this Dispatch Box. I do, of course,…11 Jun 2020HANSARDDigital TechnologyThe Government have implemented the technology code of practice and service standard, which provides Departments with technical support and case studies to improve how they…11 Jun 2020HANSARDDigital TechnologyYes, I do, and there are two points to make here. First, the Government have taken unprecedented steps to support the economy through the immediate crisis, looking towards a…11 Jun 2020HANSARDBoundary ReviewThe Parliamentary Constituencies Bill received its Second Reading last week. It delivers our manifesto pledge of equal and updated parliamentary boundaries. The Bill determines…11 Jun 2020HANSARDBoundary ReviewI thank my hon. Friend for that important question, which allows me to clarify that the laying of the orders is the Local Government Boundary Commission for England’s…11 Jun 2020HANSARDBoundary ReviewThere is an awful lot of action on those scores. The boundaries Bill does an important thing first—paying equal respect to all nations of our United Kingdom—because we on the…11 Jun 2020HANSARDVoter IdentificationThe Government are, as I referred to, committed to introducing voter identification to strengthen the integrity of our electoral system and give the public confidence that our…11 Jun 2020HANSARDVoter IdentificationI can absolutely give my hon. Friend that assurance. This touches on the answer I gave earlier, whereby the evidence of our pilots shows that there is no impact on any particular…11 Jun 2020HANSARDBoundary ReviewBecause they are not discriminatory. The hon. Lady sees evils where they do not exist. Everyone on the Government side of the House, and I hope everyone in the House, agrees that…11 Jun 2020HANSARDAnnual CanvassI wish to update the House on the work that HM Government have been doing to address the risks presented by covid-19 in relation to the next boundary review due to start in 2021,…09 Jun 2020HANSARD Electoral ReformIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Madam Deputy Speaker, and to welcome the hon. Member for North East Fife (Wendy Chamberlain) to her place as her party’s…08 Jun 2020