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HANSARDDraft Representation of the People (Annual Canvass) (Amendment) Regulations 2019The short answer is no, not immediately. These models retain what we already see in the canvass, which is a number of attempts to ascertain information. Through this change, we…31 Oct 2019HANSARDDraft Representation of the People (Annual Canvass) (Amendment) Regulations 2019May I add a further point to that, because, of course, the question that follows is: are the numbers that I have just given different from those for what happens already? I can…31 Oct 2019HANSARDDraft Representation of the People (Annual Canvass) (Amendment) Regulations 2019I welcome some of the further points that the hon. Gentleman has made; I aim to respond to them. It will be helpful to set out three further points to the Committee. First and…31 Oct 2019HANSARDDraft Representation of the People (Annual Canvass) (Amendment) Regulations 2019In that case, I am glad that the hon. Gentleman agrees; his first argument has fallen away. These pilots provide a better experience for under-registered groups. They show no…31 Oct 2019HANSARDDraft Representation of the People (Annual Canvass) (Amendment) Regulations 2019For the sake of clarity, I have ensured that we have the figures available for the Committee from the great amount of backing detail that exists. I can confirm that, under route…31 Oct 2019HANSARDDraft Representation of the People (Annual Canvass) (Amendment) Regulations 2019I welcome that point, because it is incredibly important. I can give the reassurance once again that we are not seeking for people to be taken off the register when they should…31 Oct 2019HANSARDDraft Representation of the People (Annual Canvass) (Amendment) Regulations 2019I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Representation of the People (Annual Canvass) (Amendment) Regulations 2019. It is a pleasure to serve under your…31 Oct 2019HANSARDGovernment Business: Pre-election PeriodThe Prime Minister will write to ministerial colleagues shortly providing guidance on the conduct of Government business during the pre-election period. The Cabinet Secretary will…31 Oct 2019HANSARDDraft Representation of the People (Annual Canvass) (Amendment) Regulations 2019Yes, household visits remain in the system. I can clarify that we are talking about omitting the household visit only in route 1, which is where there is no change in a household.…31 Oct 2019HANSARDDraft Representation of the People (Annual Canvass) (Amendment) Regulations 2019The short answer is yes. Today’s data-matching step allows for those data fields—national insurance is one example, but other information is held in the DWP’s customer information…31 Oct 2019HANSARDDraft Representation of the People (Annual Canvass) (Amendment) Regulations 2019I thank my hon. Friend. In conclusion, let me say one other thing. In party political terms, the Labour party is being a little unwise to turn its back on the collaboration there…31 Oct 2019HANSARDDraft Representation of the People (Annual Canvass) (Amendment) Regulations 2019Perhaps the hon. Gentleman would like to clarify that point.31 Oct 2019HANSARDDraft Representation of the People (Annual Canvass) (Amendment) Regulations 2019I am likewise grateful for the way in which the hon. Gentleman engages in this subject matter. However, I am sorry to have to say that, if he thinks this is rushed, he simply has…31 Oct 2019HANSARD Voter ID PilotsI should say at the outset that I am afraid my voice might give out, but I hope that everybody will bear with me. Electoral fraud is an unacceptable crime that strikes at a core…10 Apr 2019HANSARD Voter ID PilotsThe right hon. Gentleman is ever predictable; I thought that might be where his argument would end. I have already touched on the fallacious argument that we should not go after…10 Apr 2019HANSARD Voter ID PilotsThe right hon. Gentleman emphasised how many zeroes came after a decimal point, so I think he was making a point about small numbers. The important thing is this: we need to be…10 Apr 2019HANSARD Voter ID PilotsI have already said that the Government are absolutely committed to wanting to have as many people as possible registered to vote. I have focused on that relentlessly through the…10 Apr 2019HANSARD Voter ID PilotsI am afraid the hon. Gentleman’s words might have spoken for themselves. I simply do not agree, nor do I think his constituents or mine would agree, that electoral fraud is…10 Apr 2019HANSARD Voter ID PilotsI think my right hon. Friend makes the point, quite rightly, that we expect to show who we are in every walk of everyday life. It is quite fair enough that we do so at our…10 Apr 2019HANSARD Voter ID PilotsThe hon. Lady is shaking her head, but she knows that it is true. Perhaps this is part of the pattern we have seen from the Labour party of saying one thing and doing another. She…10 Apr 2019