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HANSARDSocial Security (Up-rating of Benefits) BillI echo what my hon. Friend is saying about 1950s-born women. Is the decision to abandon the triple lock not a double injustice to those women—and to the Women Against State…20 Sept 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Third sitting)Q I am interested in the point about the children of overseas voters, because one of the effects of removing the 15-year limit is that there could be voters who have lived…16 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Live Events SectorHas the Secretary of State any information on the take-up of that reinsurance scheme? Some promoters have said it is so inadequate, and covers such specific circumstances, that…16 Sept 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Third sitting)Q It was about how postal voting helps with participation and turnout in minority communities? Then I asked about expanding the franchise. Picking up on what you said there,…16 Sept 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Third sitting)On a point of order, Ms Rees. Can I just confirm that witnesses have been invited to speak to this Committee on the basis of their experience and there is no requirement or…16 Sept 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Fourth sitting)Q On the provision for the Minister to set a statement for the Electoral Commission, the Government argue, I think, that it is not uncommon for the Government to set a policy…16 Sept 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Fourth sitting)Thank you. That is really helpful.16 Sept 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Thank you, Fazilet, that is really very helpful. I have quite a technical question about the wording in the legislation and what the Government propose. What they propose to do…16 Sept 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Fourth sitting)Thank you. That is very helpful.16 Sept 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Third sitting)Q Thank you, Ms Rees. If we read the evidence from yesterday, we will see that Lord Pickles and Richard Mawrey described Tower Hamlets as extreme and isolated. Richard Mawrey…16 Sept 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Second sitting)Q Very briefly on the ministerial policy statement of direction, the Electoral Commission has a UK-wide remit. The Bill provides for devolved Ministers to be consulted, but not…15 Sept 2021HANSARD Withdrawal from Afghanistan: Joint CommitteeMr Deputy Speaker, “It’s like the entire country is being held hostage.” That is how my constituent Abdul Bostani, the chief executive of Glasgow Afghan United, described the…15 Sept 2021HANSARD Withdrawal from Afghanistan: Joint CommitteeMy hon. Friend is right and the Minister should respond to that. I fully support the Labour motion for a Committee of inquiry. The Government have pretty thin reasoning for…15 Sept 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Second sitting)Q This issue came up in an earlier question by one of our Labour colleagues, but I would like to ask Virginia to say a little more about the practical process of applying for the…15 Sept 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Second sitting)Q So you do not need a photo ID in order to get your photo ID? Virginia McVea: You do not need a photo ID, no. We have so many situations—this will happen to any…15 Sept 2021HANSARDElections Bill (First sitting)Q I want to pick up on some of the questions that Gillian Beasley has been asked about the process of electoral administration. The Bill creates these different categories of EU…15 Sept 2021HANSARDElections Bill (First sitting)Q Thank you to the witnesses. I have a rather technical question for Gillian Beasley, but I want to ask Councillor Golds a little bit more. A lot of the examples that we are…15 Sept 2021HANSARD Withdrawal from Afghanistan: Joint CommitteeAbsolutely. Again, I hope the Minister will respond to that. Refugees are welcome in Glasgow. The city has shown time and again that we are ready and willing to welcome anyone…15 Sept 2021HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillThe hon. Gentleman is making an excellent point in his speech and with his amendment. It is not entirely clear from the answer that he got from the Minister why the Government…13 Sept 2021HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillI apologise, Dame Rosie, that I have been bobbing up and down this afternoon wanting to speak and not wanting to speak, but I think that some of our discussion on the new clauses…13 Sept 2021