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HANSARDConstitutional ReformIt is certainly a secret ballot. The noble Lord is well known in the House for his assiduous pressing of this point—he almost qualifies as the elder Cato on Carthage—but the…21 Mar 2022HANSARDConstitutional ReformMy Lords, I have indicated previously to your Lordships’ House that the Government are determined to take the various aspects of constitutional consideration forward; I gave the…21 Mar 2022HANSARDConstitutional ReformYes, my Lords, I think your Lordships’ Constitution Committee makes outstanding contributions to all thinking on constitutional matters. As I indicated in my previous answer, we…21 Mar 2022HANSARDConstitutional ReformMy Lords, this is slightly outside my direct brief. Obviously, the Government’s intention is to work with the Administrations that we have and that is why we have pushed forward…21 Mar 2022HANSARDConstitutional ReformMy Lords, I think I answered on the first point a few weeks ago in the House. We do not have a presidential system in this country—thank God. We have a constitutional monarchy and…21 Mar 2022HANSARDConstitutional ReformMy Lords, the Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill, the Judicial Review and Courts Bill and the Elections Bill are in the advanced stages of their passage through…21 Mar 2022HANSARDConstitutional ReformMy Lords, so far as the elements of constitutional policy that remain within the Cabinet Office, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster is the responsible Cabinet Minister—and,…21 Mar 2022HANSARDElections Bill21 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillYes, I had better write at this hour. I had it somewhere, but I have lost it in the folder. I will certainly write to the noble Lord. I tried to answer the question. If I have…21 Mar 2022HANSARDElections Bill21 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, in Christian teaching, the alpha comes before omega, so I was a bit puzzled, like others, that Z comes before A. I was set up to answer the noble Lord, Lord Wallace,…21 Mar 2022HANSARDElections Bill21 Mar 2022HANSARDElections Bill21 Mar 2022HANSARDElections Bill21 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, had the noble Lord not made a very legitimate intervention, I would have read the next sentence. While an indefinite postal vote presents a significant security concern,…21 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, these amendments investigate some of the safeguards for postal ballots introduced in the Bill. I welcome the underlying sense of the comments made: the Committee…21 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, Amendment 85 in this group would require the Secretary of State to publish any secondary legislation under Schedule 2 of the Elections Bill for pre-legislative scrutiny.…21 Mar 2022HANSARDElections Bill21 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, the amendments proposed by my noble friend Lord Hayward seek to make a number of changes concerning aspects of the electoral process. I thank my noble friend for his…21 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, applications for the free card will be available up to 5 pm on the day before, as has been said. I note what the noble Lord has said, and I will take away what he and…21 Mar 2022