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HANSARDLobbying of MinistersMy Lords, when the register was introduced by a Conservative Government, other propositions were put forward. At the time we felt that widening the scope could place a significant…01 Mar 2022HANSARDLobbying of MinistersMy Lords, a number of important documents and proposals have been presented to the Government; the noble Lord mentions one of them. We have the Boardman recommendations and the…01 Mar 2022HANSARDLobbying of MinistersMy noble friend makes a very fair point and I pay tribute to him for taking up the work that he tells us Mr Clegg did not wish to take up. The transparency of publishing the…01 Mar 2022HANSARDLobbying of MinistersMy Lords, we are in regular contact with my noble friend Lord Pickles, who chairs ACOBA. Its work is important. As I have said to your Lordships, we think that putting it on a…01 Mar 2022HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillThat the Bill do now pass.24 Feb 2022HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillMy Lords, I thank your Lordships’ House for its expertise and careful work on the Bill. It has again demonstrated the constitutional, legal and political expertise that makes this…24 Feb 2022HANSARDElections BillI knew they were coming. There has been considerable demand for these reforms. Experts of all political stripes are keen to have their say on issues that affect them. The changes…23 Feb 2022HANSARDElections BillAh, then I misheard. None the less, on cue I can tell the House that we are banning party campaigners from handling postal votes altogether; we are stopping postal vote…23 Feb 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, it sounds as if I had better get in some supplies of black coffee for the next few weeks. What a pleasure it is to see the noble Lord, Lord Collins, in his place. I know…23 Feb 2022HANSARDElections BillThat it be an instruction to the Committee of the Whole House to which the Elections Bill has been committed that they consider the bill in the following order: Clauses 14 to 27,…23 Feb 2022HANSARDElections Bill—to the tried and tested simple majority voting system, also known as first past the post. I knew there would be a great deal of interest in those provisions on the Liberal…23 Feb 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I see that there is a large number of speakers down today. That is a testament to the importance of the subject matter underpinning this Bill. Without any offence to…23 Feb 2022HANSARDElections BillThat the Bill be now read a second time.23 Feb 2022HANSARDRepresentation of the People (Proxy Vote Applications) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2022That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 10 January be approved. Relevant document s : 27th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee and 22nd Report…10 Feb 2022HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillOnce the general election genie is out of the bottle, it should stay out of the bottle. The decision lies with the electorate. There is no question of a dodgy scenario. It is then…09 Feb 2022HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Wallace, for his thoughts on the Cabinet Manual . It is important. I am pleased to say that, of course, the Government agree on the…09 Feb 2022HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillMy Lords, I thank noble Lords again for an interesting debate and their many contributions. Like others who have never been called to the high profession of the law, I bow to the…09 Feb 2022HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillMy Lords, I reject those remarks—in a friendly manner, of course. I do not think it is in any way offensive for a Minister at the Dispatch Box, or any other Member of your…09 Feb 2022HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillMy Lords, the request for a dissolution is perhaps the ultimate act of humility by an Executive. It is placing all that has been lent, first by the electorate, and then by…09 Feb 2022HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillMy Lords, your Lordships are required to deal with the Bills that are sent to us by the other place, and the other place has sent us a Bill with no such provision. Members of your…09 Feb 2022