Contributions
696 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDRepresentation of the People Bill (First sitting)And—18 Mar 2026HANSARDRepresentation of the People Bill (First sitting)Q Voter ID has clearly made it harder for people to vote—tens of thousands of people have been prevented from casting their vote in recent years—and it was introduced on the basis…18 Mar 2026HANSARDRepresentation of the People Bill (First sitting)Q To be clear, automatic voter registration is not compulsory voting; it simply makes people more able to vote. It is not forcing them to vote at all, so it would be a mistake to…18 Mar 2026HANSARDRepresentation of the People Bill (Second sitting)Q You have answered many of the questions that I had. Thank you all for your work. Briefly, do you have a view on where the cap on political donations should be, or how it should…18 Mar 2026HANSARDRepresentation of the People Bill (First sitting)Q Thank you. Mr Stanyon, are you concerned about the effect of voter ID on the exclusion of people from voting? Peter Stanyon: Yes, but I think the system in place has been…18 Mar 2026HANSARDRepresentation of the People Bill (First sitting)Q I would like to return to the question of your experience of having the franchise extended to 16 and 17-year-olds, and particularly to the topic of political literacy. You have…18 Mar 2026HANSARDRepresentation of the People Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you both for your work. You have made a powerful case for the danger of not better regulating disinformation. Can you share any lessons observed from how other countries…18 Mar 2026HANSARDRepresentation of the People Bill (Second sitting)Q You both mentioned disinformation. Do you think the Bill does enough to tackle disinformation? Are there additional measures that are not yet in the Bill that you would…18 Mar 2026HANSARDRepresentation of the People Bill (First sitting)Q I would like to ask your view on several things under the heading of political finance and disinformation. On political finance, could you comment on the benefits of a ban on…18 Mar 2026HANSARDMiddle EastIn the Foreign Secretary’s statement—all six pages of it—there was not a single word of criticism of the illegal, reckless action of Trump and Netanyahu in launching the strikes…17 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn 2020, the now Prime Minister proposed legislation to ensure that any UK military action could take place only if there were a legal justification, a viable objective and the…16 Mar 2026HANSARD Strait of HormuzThe Minister and the Prime Minister have talked about the UK being willing to participate in a “viable, collective plan” to reopen the strait of Hormuz, but does the Minister…16 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsGiven the recent Institute for Fiscal Studies report that says that the Treasury’s excessively narrow focus on fiscal rules leads to dysfunctional policy making, and given recent…10 Mar 2026HANSARDMiddle East: Economic UpdateThe Iran crisis highlights the urgent need to speed up the UK’s energy system transition to clean, green, cheap renewables and energy efficiency. The last time that energy prices…09 Mar 2026HANSARDWest Bank: Illegal SettlementsThe Minister says that he is concerned by the expansion of illegal Israeli settlements and the expansion of settler violence, and he says that he is considering concrete steps. He…03 Mar 2026HANSARD Environmental Protection and Biodiversityrose—03 Mar 2026HANSARDPoint of Orderindicated assent.02 Mar 2026HANSARD Representation of the People BillWhy don’t you tell your party leader?02 Mar 2026HANSARD Representation of the People BillDoes the hon. Gentleman not recognise that the resounding victory of my hon. Friend the new Member for Gorton and Denton (Hannah Spencer) in the by-election was a victory for hope…02 Mar 2026HANSARD Representation of the People BillMadam Deputy Speaker, you will know that I like to start with the positives and the areas of common ground. I warmly welcome the fact that this Bill has come forward and a number…02 Mar 2026