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HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, on behalf of my noble friend Lord Kamall, who has already spoken to Motion H, I beg to move.05 Apr 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I begin by conveying the regret of my noble friend Lord True that he is unable to be in his place today because of illness. As a result of his indisposition, the…28 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I understand where the noble Baroness is on this. I think one has to distinguish national elections from local elections, and the rules do so in respect of the various…28 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillThe noble Baroness, Lady Deech, is, of course, quite correct and we will be looking at the question of voting rights for noble Lords in a subsequent group of amendments.28 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillI am grateful to the noble Lord for allowing me to intervene. As I understood it, it was official Liberal Democrat party policy to scrap the 15-year rule that has existed up to…28 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, this amendment from the noble Lord, Lord Dubs, who is joined on the Marshalled List by my noble friend Lord Naseby, brings us to a topic on which each of them has tested…28 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillWhen Parliament is prorogued for a general election, MPs cease to be Members of Parliament. They therefore become ordinary voters, if I can put it that way. In our democracy,…28 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillI think the point made by the noble Lord, Lord Redesdale, was that a distinction must be made on the register between different types of election, and that that carries a cost; he…28 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, with Amendment 154 we return to the franchise. The purpose of the amendment, as the noble Lord, Lord Green, explained, is to require the Government to confine the voting…28 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillThe noble Lord, Lord Desai, is once again perfectly right. Successive Governments and Parliaments since 1981 have concluded that the existing voting rights of Commonwealth…28 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I understand that. It is clear that this is an argument that runs very deep. We may or may not return to it on Report but if there is anything else that I can add to the…28 Mar 2022HANSARDElections Bill28 Mar 2022HANSARDElections Bill28 Mar 2022HANSARDElections Bill28 Mar 2022HANSARDElections Bill28 Mar 2022HANSARDElections Bill28 Mar 2022HANSARDElections Bill28 Mar 2022HANSARDElections Bill28 Mar 2022HANSARDElections Bill28 Mar 2022HANSARDElections Bill28 Mar 2022