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HANSARD Overseas Electors BillObviously it does not.22 Mar 2019HANSARD Overseas Electors BillI agree with my hon. Friend. He has made a very good point. I think it has long been a policy of everyone in the House—certainly a policy of Members on both sides of the…22 Mar 2019HANSARD Overseas Electors BillMy hon. Friend is right.22 Mar 2019HANSARD Overseas Electors BillMy hon. Friend makes a good case. I had not given that point a great deal of thought before now, but I am finding her very persuasive; I always find her very persuasive, but…22 Mar 2019HANSARD Overseas Electors BillMy hon. Friend makes a good point, but I do not agree with the thrust of where he is coming from. I am sure he will correct me if I am wrong, but it seems to me that he is…22 Mar 2019HANSARD Overseas Electors BillIf an RO was failing in their duties they absolutely should be pulled up on that. If this new clause were to enter into law and an RO was made aware that somebody was about to…22 Mar 2019HANSARD Overseas Electors BillAs I mentioned the hon. Gentleman at the beginning of my remarks it is only fair that I give him a go.22 Mar 2019HANSARD Overseas Electors BillThe hon. Gentleman raises a fair point, and clearly if we are placing requirements, particularly on public bodies, it is only reasonable that they are given the resources to…22 Mar 2019HANSARD Overseas Electors BillI am anxious to move on, but I will give way to my hon. Friend.22 Mar 2019HANSARD Overseas Electors BillI am going to move on now, or else we could be here all night. I shall move on to new clause 3, and I will try to crack on a bit; otherwise, we could be here forever. New clause 3…22 Mar 2019HANSARD Overseas Electors BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right, and I certainly do not see this new clause as an excuse for embassies or people abroad to say, “We don’t need to do anything now.” On the…22 Mar 2019HANSARD Overseas Electors BillI was about to move on, but as my hon. Friend went to the same school as me—he is a far better advertisement for it than I am—I will give way to him.22 Mar 2019HANSARD Overseas Electors BillMy hon. Friend makes a good point and highlights once again why he is a far better example of our school than I am. I am sure that it uses him on its advertising brochures in a…22 Mar 2019HANSARD Overseas Electors BillMy hon. Friend again highlights the importance of the scrutiny of Bills, particularly on a Friday, and I am grateful to him for doing that. He makes a very good point; I am sure…22 Mar 2019HANSARD Overseas Electors BillI think that it should be done as soon as is practical, and my hon. Friend is right to suggest that it should not just be a one-off. It should be something that the Cabinet Office…22 Mar 2019HANSARD Overseas Electors BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. It is amazing what can be achieved when the Government and the powers that be set out their stall. The point that the hon. Member for City of…22 Mar 2019HANSARD Overseas Electors BillThe hon. Gentleman raises an interesting point. Obviously I will come on to my amendment 50 when I get to it. I do not really have a particularly strong opinion on whether such…22 Mar 2019HANSARD Overseas Electors BillI hope that he will accept that. New clause 4 is again one of the hon. Member for City of Chester’s greatest hits. He proposed this in Committee, where he made these points: “It…22 Mar 2019HANSARD Overseas Electors BillAs I mentioned earlier on the new clauses, we have experience in this country of things being a bit of a shambles during elections, with people not being able to vote when they…22 Mar 2019HANSARD Overseas Electors BillI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for that point, and I do not disagree. It was a helpful point to make. New clause 5—I am on a bit of a roll now—is another one that I have to…22 Mar 2019