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HANSARDElections BillThe noble Baroness is citing where the pilots took place. Earlier on, the noble Lord, Lord Adonis, did not seem to be aware that pilots had taken place. Was it not the case that a…21 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I hope that I have displayed to the Committee an independence of spirit on certain parts of this Bill, including in my comments on this clause stand part debate…21 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillI did not say those polls, I said some polls. In fact, the noble Baroness actually referred to the disagreement in society in relation to the EU referendum and the closeness of…21 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillIn which case, I apologise for misinterpreting the noble Baroness’s expression below her mask. If noble Lords look at the most recent poll undertaken by the Electoral Commission,…21 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillThe noble Lord is misinterpreting the data within those datasets and what the Electoral Commission and an individual research team undertook to do. They were trying to establish…21 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillI thank the noble Baroness for her intervention. She and I clearly recognise that there is a problem and there are different problems and you can tackle them in different ways. I…21 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillI agree with the noble Baroness, but I am not sure that it is specifically or solely related to this particular Bill. There are much broader issues on paths down which I will not…21 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillI appreciate that correction from the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman. But the concentration has been on the problems associated with certain social groups. It was said earlier that…21 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillThe right reverend Prelate identifies the difference, but I have drawn the parallel, and it is a parallel, between selecting an MP at a constituency meeting and selecting them at…21 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillOn the noble Baroness’s first intervention, I knew that people would raise objections. I was citing the Camberwell Post Office example as an indication of the fact that people now…21 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillGiven that the noble Baroness has a principled objection to the introduction of photo ID, why is photo ID used in Labour Party selection meetings?21 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillThe noble Lord spoke about reducing turnout. Can he identify the evidence that shows that the introduction of ID in Northern Ireland has now reduced turnout?17 Mar 2022HANSARDElectoral System (Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 Committee Report)My Lords, I echo the comments from the noble Baroness in relation to Lord Shutt. I do not want to duplicate anything that was said but in not doing so, I do not want it to be…11 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillThe noble Lord intervenes at a highly apposite time. I said at the start of my contribution that I was conflicted. All I wanted to do was set the record straight in relation to…10 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillI am sorry; I did not make myself clear. I was referring not specifically to that election but to elections in general, which is what I took to be the comment of the noble…10 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I am somewhat conflicted in this debate, to the extent that I, unlike a number of noble Lords who have spoken previously, do not view the Electoral Commission through…10 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillI am sorry if I did not make this clear, but I was asking a question about the future structure of committees, beyond the next change. I think I used the term future-proofing, as…10 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillI am very conscious of that. I did not necessarily say that the Lords to whom I was referring were present in the Chamber; I gesticulated towards the Bench opposite. I hope I did…10 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I have one question of clarification to ask my noble friend. During his introduction, he referred to the change of structure of government and therefore the change of…10 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMay I ask my noble friend before he sits down just to clarify his comments about the amendments from the noble Baroness, Lady Meacher? Will there also, as I see it, be an…10 Mar 2022