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HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I will not follow that. The House is master of its own procedures, but it is up to those who wish to intervene to do so when they wish to give advice to other Members.…17 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillIf I may complete my remarks, they will not be subject to the new provisions in Clause 24, which, as I explained last time, will restrict foreign campaigning, with which I think…17 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillAll those bodies in the current list in Section 88(2) of PPERA are carved out, whatever their description. We will come on to the concerns raised about what is in Clause 25, but I…17 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I make it clear at the outset—I will take any intervention noble Lords want to make—that the Government’s view is there is an issue being raised in Clause 25, which I…17 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillI am saying that there is a practical possibility that this might arise. I take it that, however expressed, that was assent from those Benches, and I am grateful for that. These…17 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, it has been an interesting short debate. I would be working against the Government’s interests if I was tempted into a philosophical discussion about tertiary law and…17 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillThat is because the manifesto referred to clearly established and announced policy on voter identification.17 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillIn the Queen’s Speech in October 2019, the Government announced that they would introduce legislation on voter identification. It was very clearly set out in the guidance and…17 Mar 2022HANSARDElections Bill17 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillThat was the Queen’s Speech before, not after, the general election. It was established before the general election.17 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillCertain pilot schemes, which we have discussed, involve photo ID. I should leave it to my colleague to complete the group, and we can move on to the debate on clause stand part.…17 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I think that we should make progress—17 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, having listened to the debate, the noble Viscount’s contribution was obviously one that I heard. The Bill as drafted—like any other Member, I can only parse a Bill that…17 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I gave that undertaking in my speech. I accept the reproof but I say to the noble Lord that we have started those contacts—I was not personally involved because I had…17 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, again, this is a significant point that has been raised, and I am grateful to those who have spoken in this short debate. I hope I have come to assure the noble…17 Mar 2022HANSARDElections Bill15 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I am grateful for this short debate. I will not enter into the discussions of election experiences, but I certainly agree with the noble Lord, Lord Grocott, that it is…15 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, the Government’s desire and wish is that all people who wish to vote and have voting accessible to them will have the best provision that fits them individually. I note,…15 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I have said that the Government anticipate a very important role for the Electoral Commission. During our first day in Committee —a long day, which I welcomed—your…15 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I was working on my allotment on Sunday morning. I will come to the point that was raised by the noble Lord opposite, which I take extremely seriously. It is a probing…15 Mar 2022