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HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I also wish to speak in this part of the debate in Committee on these amendments. I have to be totally honest with the Committee: when I was asked to be part of the team…28 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillThe noble Lord is just slightly ahead of me, because I was going to come on to that. I will answer his question, but I was just pointing out very clearly the inconsistencies in…28 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillI did not ask what more could be added but for an example of variation.28 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, very briefly from these Benches, most of these probing amendments seem reasonable and we look forward to the response of the Minister on the points that have been…28 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy question was slightly different. I appreciate that the Minister tried to answer, but what assessment has been carried out to see whether five years is still relevant? If it is…28 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillThat was 11 years ago. I am trying to point out to the noble Lord that people’s views change. I am not prepared to accept that 2011 is still how the public feel.23 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillIs the logic of what the noble Baroness is saying that electors in Northern Ireland and Scotland who use STV, or people in South Yorkshire who elect their mayor, cannot vote their…23 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, throughout Committee I have kept coming back to the impact assessment. Right there on the front page of the impact assessment it says: “What are the policy objectives of…23 Mar 2022HANSARDElections Bill23 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillIf that is the case, can the noble Baroness then say why we are allowed to register to vote electronically and why the Government encourage us to do that?23 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I wish to speak to the two amendments in my name, Amendments 147A and 147B. They are meant to be helpful, in the same way that the amendments I put down on postal voting…23 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I am a little perplexed and confused. Many noble Lords will ask how that is different from my normal state, but the reason I am confused is this. I am looking at this…23 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillThe five-year period in my amendment comes from a briefing from Solace. Could I suggest that further discussion takes place to see whether something has happened since the…23 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillI just make one point of clarification. It is not an opinion poll but a tracker of opinion over time. If the public should be asked about changing the system, will the Government…23 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillI thank the Minister for that response. I am now perplexed but not confused, so at least he has helped with the confusion. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Khan, for reiterating the…23 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillI support Amendment 140, which is about setting up a citizens’ assembly to go through this question so that citizens can come to a view about the best voting system that they…23 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I rise to speak on behalf of my noble friend Lord Shipley, who has Amendment 144C in his name, but he is in Grand Committee and unfortunately cannot be here to speak to…23 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillSorry, 2022. It feels as if this debate started last year. The YouGov tracker looks at a number of issues. One issue that it has been tracking for 10 years is people’s perceptions…23 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillBut if the basis of this, as the Government keep saying, is to increase the public’s satisfaction and the ballot integrity, why is it that 69% versus 77% think that that did not…21 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillIs it not the case that this has not been piloted before a general election? The Electoral Commission specifically says that there should be a pilot before it is ruled out for a…21 Mar 2022