"First, I begin by thanking the major parties in both Houses for their support on where we are now. The Government are extremely grateful for that. I understand the considerable passions raised in this House last year about the move to IER and our removal of carry-forwards. I remind your …..." Lord Bridges of Headley - View Speech
"I think we all wish to learn the lessons from what happened last night—I totally heed that point. However, the Government need to move with haste and ensure that what they do is legally watertight. That is entirely what we are aiming to do. After all, the Government are rightly …..." Lord Bridges of Headley - View Speech
"We have continued to ensure that those who live overseas are fully aware of their rights regarding the referendum and registering to vote...." Lord Bridges of Headley - View Speech
"I thank my noble friend for that. There was extensive testing of the website, but I remind your Lordships of the unprecedented demand which, as my noble friend said, we now need to remedy...." Lord Bridges of Headley - View Speech
"The noble Lord makes an extremely good point. I will ensure that we are thinking about that right now. I am certainly not complacent...." Lord Bridges of Headley - View Speech
"The noble Lord speaks with a lot of experience on these things and makes a good point. I agree wholeheartedly with the principle that reducing the number of duplicate applications would certainly ease the burden on citizens and electoral administrators. We are open to all options for reducing duplicate applications. …..." Lord Bridges of Headley - View Speech