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HANSARDElections Bill (Seventh sitting)I beg to move amendment 54, in schedule 1, page 75, line 9, at end insert— “(1HA) In this rule a ‘specified document’ also means a poll card.” This amendment would enable someone…19 Oct 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Eighth sitting)Has the Minister been able to meet the RNIB? I have met its representatives and heard their concerns, and we have all seen their written evidence. They discussed their concern…19 Oct 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Seventh sitting)The issue is parity with postal votes. If someone is to have a postal vote, they need to prove that they are living at the relevant address. That applies to polling cards as well;…19 Oct 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Seventh sitting)When someone is applying for a polling card, they have to prove that they live at the relevant address. The overall issue is that voting is reduced; people might not necessarily…19 Oct 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Seventh sitting)I beg to move amendment 55, in schedule 1, page 75, line 9, at end insert— “(1HA) In this rule a ‘specified document’ also means a utility bill dated within 3 months of the date…19 Oct 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Seventh sitting)Different people will have different ID. If we open up the forms of ID that people can take, we make it more likely that they will vote. Many people will have lost their photo ID.…19 Oct 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Seventh sitting)My hon. Friend makes a very good point. There are many circumstances in which someone might just not have that photographic ID to hand. My children go off, use their photographic…19 Oct 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Seventh sitting)I echo your words, Sir Edward, and those of the Minister, about Sir David Amess. I send my sincere condolences to his family, his staff and his constituents. We all feel his loss…19 Oct 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Seventh sitting)Amendments 55 to 58 include other forms of identification that could be used to prove a voter’s identity. They would include utility bills, bank or debit cards, birth certificates…19 Oct 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Seventh sitting)We would like to press the group of amendments to a vote, if it is possible to vote for them together.19 Oct 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Seventh sitting)This is the third Public Bill Committee I have taken part in, and no amendment has yet been accepted. I tabled 200 amendments to the Environment Bill. Hoping against hope, even…19 Oct 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Seventh sitting)I beg to move amendment 62, in schedule 1, page 82, line 4, at end insert— “Reports on voter identification and turnout 35A The Secretary of State must prepare and publish reports…19 Oct 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI, too, congratulate you, Mr Speaker, on your chairing of the G7 Speakers conference and welcome the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and the team to their places. The next…23 Sept 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the Minister for that, and I will be following it up with him. The latest allegations about the Home Secretary’s secret meeting with British Airways, a billionaire Tory…23 Sept 2021HANSARDGas Prices and Energy SuppliersBetter insulation of homes is essential for cutting rising fuel bills and emissions. Does the Secretary of State agree that it was a mistake to cut the green homes grant earlier…23 Sept 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Sixth sitting)I beg to move amendment 24, in schedule 1, page 63, line 2, leave out from “the” to end of line 22 and insert “Electoral Commission.” This amendment would make the Electoral…22 Sept 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Sixth sitting)I would say that the whole Bill is ideological, so it is ridiculous just to take one part of it. It is ideological from start to finish, and especially in these provisions on…22 Sept 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Sixth sitting)When secondary legislation is developed, which will probably cover this matter, perhaps we can see what the evidence base is. We can then look at different potential contracts and…22 Sept 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Sixth sitting)I thank the hon. Member for his intervention. Given recent examples, I just do not think we can trust this to external contracts. Why not build the best into our system? Why not…22 Sept 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Sixth sitting)I thank the hon. Member for his intervention. Trust in outsourcing has recently been shaken among the electorate and constituents. Building it into the Bill would be a mistake.…22 Sept 2021