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HANSARDRepresentation of the People (Franchise Amendment and Eligibility Review) Regulations 2023My Lords, our debates on the Elections Act last year highlighted a number of inconsistencies with the franchise. The rights of Irish citizens, and, for example, Maltese and…18 Oct 2023HANSARDHunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) BillMy Lords, I shall begin my contribution with six words very rarely used by me on these Benches: I support the Government on this. There are some people, including some here, who…16 Jun 2023HANSARDVoter IDMy Lords, allowing for postal votes, there will be more than 1 million people legally entitled to vote tomorrow who will not be able to do so because of the new requirements. The…03 May 2023HANSARDVoter Authority CertificatesMy Lords, the Government estimated that around 2 million people who are on the electoral register do not have one of the forms of photo ID required this year. Around 1.6 million…02 May 2023HANSARDVoter Authority CertificatesTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of (1) the number of registered electors who have acquired Voter Authority Certificates, and (2) the effectiveness…02 May 2023HANSARDParliamentary Democracy in the United KingdomMy Lords, it is not without irony when this Chamber discusses our democracy. Many people recognise that we often do a very good job here, a much better job than the Commons, of…25 Apr 2023HANSARDLicensing Act 2003 (Coronation Licensing Hours) Order 2023My Lords, I looked at the 2003 legislation, which permits such variation as proposed here, and noted, as the Minister did, that such relaxation is allowed to mark occasions of…19 Apr 2023HANSARDUK Citizens Resident Overseas: VerificationMy Lords, political parties and organisations monitoring the situation, such as the Electoral Commission, can find it hard to check the original source of donations made, as we…29 Mar 2023HANSARDPassports: Strike Action and Voter IDTo ask His Majesty’s Government (1) what assessment they have made of the effect of strike action in April on passport applications and (2) what steps they will take to ensure…20 Mar 2023HANSARDPassports: Strike Action and Voter IDThe current 10-week delay in passport applications is frustrating for travellers. The five-week strike will cause further problems. It will also reduce the number of people who…20 Mar 2023HANSARDPassports: Strike Action and Voter IDMy Lords, following the question from the noble Lord, Lord Lexden, is the Minister aware of the different political culture in Northern Ireland, and the fact that in the 1983…20 Mar 2023HANSARDOsteoporosis: Early DetectionMy Lords, a year ago the Minister’s predecessor said to the House that he hoped NHS England would ensure that effective fracture services were universal. However, unlike in…19 Jan 2023HANSARDAlcohol Duty BandsMy Lords, alcohol has become 72% more affordable than it was 35 years ago. Increasing alcohol duties in line with inflation, as was planned last October but cancelled last…12 Jan 2023HANSARDVoter Identification Regulations 2022My Lords, I welcome the presence of the noble Lord, Lord Strathclyde, for this debate, which will give me the opportunity to remind him and the House of some of his experiences…13 Dec 2022HANSARDVoter Identification Regulations 2022If it was clear what was in the Conservative manifesto and that voter identification meant photo identification, why did the noble Lord, Lord Pickles, who conducted a review of…13 Dec 2022HANSARDVoter Identification Regulations 2022Does the noble Baroness accept that there is a fundamental difference if, as in most of western Europe, you are issued with a national ID card and that is a legal requirement?…13 Dec 2022HANSARDTobacco Control PlanMy Lords, the Health Foundation recently published figures showing that the budgets for tobacco control and smoking cessation have been cut in real terms by 41%. Is not part of…23 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Duty Costs AllowanceTo ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to revise the Public Duty Costs Allowance for former Prime Ministers.21 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Duty Costs AllowanceMy Lords, we have a rapidly increasing number of ex-Prime Ministers. Three of them continue to sit as MPs. While Theresa May claims only a part of the ex-Prime Minister’s…21 Nov 2022HANSARDBallot Secrecy Bill [HL]My Lords, I spoke from these Benches in support of the principles of this Bill last July, and I do so again. Once again, I pay tribute to the great tenacity of the noble Lord,…18 Nov 2022