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HANSARDElections Bill (Twelfth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. New clause 14 cuts the connection between the ability of overseas voters to vote and to donate. I have high hopes that it…26 Oct 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Eleventh sitting)I beg to move amendment 71, in clause 23, page 33, leave out lines 6 to 10. This amendment would leave out the powers for ministers to remove categories of permitted campaigner…26 Oct 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Eleventh sitting)I am pleased to speak to amendments 76 and 77, which would significantly improve the Bill. Amendment 76 would exempt registered charities and community interest companies, or…26 Oct 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Eleventh sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Pritchard. Part 4 and its provisions are a brazen attack on our democracy. They will undermine the ability of civil society…26 Oct 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Eleventh sitting)In many respects, supporting good causes is done by campaigning. For many charities, the causes of the symptoms they are seeking to address will be back in Government policy. The…26 Oct 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Twelfth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. The new clause is in a similar vein to the previous new clause. It would require officers to make provision for voter…26 Oct 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Eleventh sitting)I absolutely agree. For example, during this Bill Committee, we have relied on expert advice from the Royal National Institute of Blind People about the impact of these changes on…26 Oct 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Eleventh sitting)I beg to move amendment 76, in clause 24, page 33, line 23, at end insert— “(5C) Registered charities and Community Interest Companies may act as a recognised third party subject…26 Oct 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Eleventh sitting)Will the Minister give way on the point about a conspiracy?26 Oct 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Eleventh sitting)We oppose part 4 in its entirety. The Minister makes it sound very easy. Parties campaign together and write a joint plan. If they have been a part of it, they declare all the…26 Oct 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Twelfth sitting)Absolutely. We just do not know what will happen on the day. We do not want people to lose out on a vote just because emergencies happen. To extend proxy voting will not cost any…26 Oct 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Twelfth sitting)We have been talking so far about making the Bill less confusing and more streamlined to enable more people to vote—that being the aim—as well as about ensuring that voting has…26 Oct 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Twelfth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. Maybe we are on a roll; this could be great. I have a confession: not a day goes by that I do not think about the next…26 Oct 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Eleventh sitting)I beg to move amendment 74, in clause 25, page 36, line 19, at end insert— ‘(2A) In section 85(2) of PPERA, after “incurred”, insert “(in the case of a parliamentary election only…26 Oct 2021HANSARD Animal TestingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Elliott. I thank the hon. Member for Linlithgow and East Falkirk (Martyn Day) for introducing this important debate on behalf of…25 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding SafetyI welcome the action taken so far, but it is not fast enough or far enough for the thousands of leaseholders in Putney who are trapped in a perfect storm, with some living in…25 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety3. What steps he is taking to improve building safety.25 Oct 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Ninth sitting)May I ask a question about potentially putting some aspects of this into secondary legislation? In other countries, overseas electors are able to avail themselves of the…21 Oct 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Seventh sitting)I would like to press amendment 56, then. I have nothing further to add, but I beg to ask leave to withdraw amendment 55. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Amendment proposed : 56,…19 Oct 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Seventh sitting)We will vote to remove the requirement for the reapplication for postal voting every three years and return to the status quo of postal votes lasting an indefinite period, because…19 Oct 2021