Member of Parliament
Dr Ben Spencer
Member since
12 Dec 2019
Bills sponsored
3
Speeches (30d)
4
Speeches (all)
624
Written questions
38
Last spoke
21 Apr 2026
Recent contributions (624)
HANSARD Representation of the People BillIt is a real pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Milton Keynes Central (Emily Darlington), who has spoken passionately about the risks of democratic interference. I know this…02 Mar 2026HANSARD Representation of the People BillI thank the hon. Lady for her intervention, but I think there is a difference between representing people and people having the ability to vote for us. If we were to take that…02 Mar 2026HANSARD Representation of the People BillOne of those criteria should be that one is an adult, because voting is an adult act, and the other criterion should be citizenship. We do not have time for a debate today on how…02 Mar 2026HANSARD Representation of the People BillI am not making any sort of comment on that. My point is very simple: it is citizenship and age. If we are to apportion the respect to voting that we absolutely should—I think all…02 Mar 2026HANSARD Representation of the People BillThe point the hon. Member makes illustrates exactly why we have to use an adult citizenship criteria, not one based on capability or ability, because the moment we start to do…02 Mar 2026
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