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HANSARDElections Bill (Twelfth sitting)Will my hon. Friend give way?26 Oct 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Twelfth sitting)Indeed, but we have been arguing throughout the Bill that the Government are trying to suppress democracy, and this just goes to show that they are not even willing to allow their…26 Oct 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Twelfth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. As with the other new clauses we are debating in this sequence, new clause 5 is about levelling up the franchise for election…26 Oct 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Twelfth sitting)I thank the Minister for that brief response. Nevertheless, it is important that we test the will of the Committee, because the new clause is about ensuring that the franchise is…26 Oct 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Ninth sitting)I do not have much to add, because I think the matter has been dealt with pretty well in debates, and in the evidence sessions. I reiterate that UK voters do pay tax if they live…21 Oct 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Tenth sitting)I beg to move amendment 61, in clause 12, page 20, line 42, at end insert— “(4A) The Secretary of State may not designate the statement under section 4A unless the Scottish…21 Oct 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Tenth sitting)Does that mean that Parliament will have the opportunity to amend the statement? Will Opposition Members, or Government Back Benchers, be able to table textual amendments to the…21 Oct 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Ninth sitting)The Minister is speaking of the deep ties that people who have lived away from this country for more than 15 years continue to maintain. Given that the Treasury told me it has not…21 Oct 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Ninth sitting)The hon. Lady can be assured of the Scottish National party’s support for these amendments. It is interesting that she mentioned that many of these voters live in places that are…21 Oct 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Tenth sitting)If the Minister is saying that the amendment to provide that the Government do not have a majority is fixing a “non-existent problem”, the logic of that is the amendment should…21 Oct 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Tenth sitting)The Minister said in her opening remarks that it is important that we have independent regulation, so that the public can have confidence in our elections. The implication of that…21 Oct 2021HANSARDCOP26: Limiting Global Temperature RisesI was very proud to support this debate, and I am delighted that the hon. Member has secured it. Is that not why the concept of climate justice is so important? We should…21 Oct 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Tenth sitting)In that case, I hope the hon. Member will support the amendment to provide for lay membership of the Speaker’s committee to enhance that level of scrutiny and indeed to ensure…21 Oct 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Ninth sitting)I think that may be outwith the scope of the Bill, although I will speak later about encroachment into devolved matters. There was some call for what the right hon. Gentleman…21 Oct 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Ninth sitting)It is regrettable that the Government have had to table such a substantial number of technical and drafting amendments. It goes back to the point that we made yesterday about what…21 Oct 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Tenth sitting)As the Minister has said, this clause relates to England, Wales and Northern Ireland. It does not really cover Scotland because of the nature of the Crown Prosecution Service, and…21 Oct 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Tenth sitting)To respond briefly to the Minister, I still think the point about consent is important. I welcome whatever reassurances she is giving, and we look forward to seeing what they turn…21 Oct 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Tenth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship once again, Sir Edward. Anyone who has dealt with similar clauses in other Bills, through which the UK Government have sought to…21 Oct 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Eighth sitting)I beg to move amendment 60, in clause 8, page 11, leave out lines 16 to 27 and insert— “(a) in paragraph (3A)(b), for ‘a device’ substitute ‘equipment’; (b) after paragraph…19 Oct 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Eighth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Ali. The amendment, which was tabled in my name and that of my hon. Friend the Member for Argyll and Bute, is pretty…19 Oct 2021