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HANSARDRepresentation of the People Bill (First sitting)Q One more question—18 Mar 2026HANSARDRepresentation of the People Bill (Second sitting)Q Gentlemen, thank you for coming; we appreciate your time. I want to ask three questions on a range of subjects. The first is about the proposals from Government about voter…18 Mar 2026HANSARDRepresentation of the People Bill (Second sitting)Q 56 Good afternoon. Thank you for joining us this afternoon, Mr Hughes and Mr Marshall, and thank you for what you do in your professional roles. I have two general questions.…18 Mar 2026HANSARDRepresentation of the People Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you. Quickly and finally, I have tabled new clause 37, which concerns the language of campaign materials. As we have seen in a recent parliamentary by-election, some…18 Mar 2026HANSARDRepresentation of the People Bill (First sitting)Q Good morning, all. I feel like I am at Eurovision—“This is London calling.” Thank you for being here today. I have two general questions. Karen, the Government are proposing…18 Mar 2026HANSARDRepresentation of the People Bill (First sitting)Q I am sorry to keep focusing on this point, but can you explain to the Committee how you would deem bank cards to be more secure than someone just turning up with a polling card,…18 Mar 2026HANSARDRepresentation of the People Bill (First sitting)Q Thank you for that answer. A couple of amendments have been tabled. I do not expect you to be aware of every amendment, but one is on the idea of strengthening digital imprints—…18 Mar 2026HANSARDRepresentation of the People Bill (Second sitting)Thank you, and thank you for the work you have been doing.18 Mar 2026HANSARDRepresentation of the People Bill (Second sitting)I would never have guessed. Azzurra Moores: We are working together partly because there is a real feeling among civil society that the Bill is much too narrow in scope and does…18 Mar 2026HANSARDRepresentation of the People Bill (Second sitting)Q Good afternoon, both of you, and welcome to the Committee. I enjoyed reading both your submissions to the Committee. It really interested me that there is clearly a desire, from…18 Mar 2026HANSARDRepresentation of the People Bill (Second sitting)Q You learn something new every day, don’t you, Mr Mundell? Thank you for that answer, Professor James. This may be slightly out of the scope of both of your expertise, but there…18 Mar 2026HANSARDRepresentation of the People Bill (First sitting)Q That is perfectly reasonable, thank you. Ms Jones, before we come to Mr Nicol and Mr Burr, can you talk briefly about your experience of ensuring that the roll has remained…18 Mar 2026HANSARDRepresentation of the People Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you for coming this afternoon. Welcome back, Duncan, to these hallowed halls; it has gone downhill since you were last here. I have taken great pleasure in reading all the…18 Mar 2026HANSARDRepresentation of the People Bill (First sitting)Q Thank you for coming this morning. There are many questions that I want to ask the Electoral Commission on the Bill, because you are intrinsically involved in ensuring that it…18 Mar 2026HANSARDRepresentation of the People Bill (Second sitting)I find it interesting that most of the people who we consider to be academics, and have made their life’s profession the integrity of the election system, are not in favour of it,…18 Mar 2026HANSARDRepresentation of the People Bill (Second sitting)Q Good afternoon and thank you for being here. My question is very brief because of the narrow scope of what you are answering questions on. Do you think that the Bill explicitly…18 Mar 2026HANSARDRepresentation of the People Bill (Second sitting)Q You issue a fair challenge where apathy and not understanding the process for voters are an issue, but there is also the fact that we in this House rarely have overseas…18 Mar 2026HANSARDRepresentation of the People Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you for that brilliant answer. You rightly brought up the last time this happened, when the age of majority and the age of voting were essentially the same. One thing I…18 Mar 2026HANSARDRepresentation of the People Bill (Second sitting)I was just checking—I was not trying to catch you out. Richard Williams: Perhaps I can just add to that last point while it is top of mind. Something that came up in discussions…18 Mar 2026HANSARDRepresentation of the People Bill (First sitting)Q Granted the numbers were small, but did I not read—it may not have been in your feedback; it could have been from the Electoral Reform Society—that, for accuracy, there were 17…18 Mar 2026