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HANSARDRepresentation of the People Bill (Fifth sitting)I do, and that is exactly why I am saying that it is ironic that the Government are watering down the ability to vote in an election, but want to increase the thresholds to stand…26 Mar 2026HANSARDRepresentation of the People Bill (Fifth sitting)Will the hon. Lady give way on that point?26 Mar 2026HANSARDRepresentation of the People Bill (Fifth sitting)I agree entirely with my hon. Friend. Banking has advanced to such a great extent that I could pay for my cup of coffee on my iPhone with my bank card showing—nowhere does that…26 Mar 2026HANSARDRepresentation of the People Bill (Fifth sitting)I rise to oppose clause 47, as well as speak in support of Opposition amendment 30. I will also speak to new clause 19, tabled by the Liberal Democrats. Not one person or…26 Mar 2026HANSARDRepresentation of the People Bill (Fifth sitting)The Minister was right to go through a detailed explanation of clause 45, because it affects us all. As we come up to local elections across the country, it is absolutely right…26 Mar 2026HANSARDRepresentation of the People Bill (Fifth sitting)Of course I accept that, if they do not have a form of ID listed as acceptable in the advertisement, that is a factor. But they are also told that they can go and get a special…26 Mar 2026HANSARDRepresentation of the People Bill (Fifth sitting)I sincerely apologise for interrupting the Minister’s oration. Clause 45(2) states: “The returning officer must give a copy of the police contact form to the relevant chief…26 Mar 2026HANSARDRepresentation of the People Bill (Fifth sitting)We support the clause and think it a pragmatic and proportional response to the other legislative changes that the Minister has outlined. We all know what happened…26 Mar 2026HANSARDRepresentation of the People Bill (Fifth sitting)No, I do not, because everybody knows that elections are coming up. If someone is at the stage where they cannot get the acceptable form of identification shortly before, my view…26 Mar 2026HANSARDRepresentation of the People Bill (Fifth sitting)The hon. Gentleman will think I am being facetious in my response; I promise him I am not. Society is full of barriers that mean people cannot do something, but there are measures…26 Mar 2026HANSARDRepresentation of the People Bill (Fifth sitting)No. I absolutely do not take the hon. Gentleman’s comments as an insult to me. He is absolutely right; as young activists for our respective parties, and from some of our…26 Mar 2026HANSARDRepresentation of the People Bill (Fifth sitting)I do not think that simply changing legislation to enable a bank card already in existence to be used as ID will encourage younger people to vote. The fact that the Government are…26 Mar 2026HANSARDRepresentation of the People Bill (Fifth sitting)We welcome the clause. It has common sense and provides the ability for political parties, no matter what they are, to protect their reputation and integrity by clearly removing…26 Mar 2026HANSARDRepresentation of the People Bill (Fifth sitting)Of course I think that everybody who can cast a ballot in this country should be able to, but I am not willing to compromise the integrity, safety and security of the voting…26 Mar 2026HANSARDRepresentation of the People Bill (Fifth sitting)I will give way briefly; then I want to finish my remarks. This will be the last intervention.26 Mar 2026HANSARDRepresentation of the People Bill (Fifth sitting)I absolutely agree with my hon. Friend, who was even younger than me when he got into politics, and is even younger than me now, as a very young member of this House. He knew when…26 Mar 2026HANSARDRepresentation of the People Bill (Fifth sitting)I am not sure whether the hon. Gentleman is advocating new clause 19, but it is absolutely clear that three is too many. He may be willing to accept that there were three cases…26 Mar 2026HANSARDRepresentation of the People Bill (Third sitting)What an interesting idea from my hon. Friend. It is one of his more radical suggestions, but he raises a serious point. The inconsistency of this Government’s approach to the age…24 Mar 2026HANSARDRepresentation of the People Bill (Third sitting)Which is the point, the Minister says from a sedentary position, but it is our contention that we then need to look at the age of majority across the whole of the United Kingdom.24 Mar 2026HANSARDRepresentation of the People Bill (Fourth sitting)How can a policy be tested robustly if the Government have not outlined the policy position or what they want to get out of a pilot, and we do not know how robustly that is going…24 Mar 2026