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Speech in Grand Committee - Wed 13 Jul 2022
Procurement Bill [HL]

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Speech in Grand Committee - Wed 13 Jul 2022
Procurement Bill [HL]

"My Lords, I should start by apologising for not being able to be present for Second Reading, but I hope that we can have an interesting niche debate about the importance of good work and good work in respect of government procurement. There are five amendments in my name in …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Wed 13 Jul 2022
Procurement Bill [HL]

"My Lords, I am grateful for the response and to those who took part in this relatively short debate. The arguments were well made, and I think the Minister at the Dispatch Box, the noble Baroness, Lady Scott, agrees with the basic premise. As ever with these things, I was …..."
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Written Question

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Wednesday 12th July 2017

Asked by: Lord Knight of Weymouth (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recommendations in the WebRoots Democracy report, Inclusive Voting: Improving access to elections with digital democracy, published on 5 June; and, in particular, what assessment they have made of (1) the call for pilots of an online voting option in elections, and (2) the conclusion that it is highly questionable whether voters with vision impairments and other disabilities have access to the right to cast a secret and independent vote.

Answered by Lord Young of Cookham

The Government notes the recommendations in WebRoots Democracy report. The Government is committed to building a modern democracy that works for everyone.

All voters have the right to vote independently and in secret. To assist blind and visually impaired voters, Returning Officers must ensure each polling station is equipped with a tactile voting device which fixes over the ballot paper and allows the voter to mark the ballot paper independently, and in secret, after a member of polling station staff has read out the list of candidates on the ballot paper to them. An enlarged version of the ballot paper is also displayed in each polling station and a large handheld copy provided on request to assist visually impaired voters. Disabled electors may also take a companion into the polling station with them for assistance, or make use of postal voting or appoint a proxy to vote on their behalf, in the same manner as other electors.

The introduction of electronic voting (‘e-Voting’) would raise a number of issues which would need to be considered carefully. The selection of elected representatives for Parliament is regarded as requiring the highest possible level of integrity and, at present, there are concerns that e-Voting, by any means, is not seen by many to be suitably rigorous and secure, and could be vulnerable to attack or fraud. To provide a system over which there are doubts held by part of the electorate would not be appropriate.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 13 Oct 2015
Government Digital Service

"My Lords, the Government Digital Service is a success thanks to the leadership of Mike Bracken and the noble Lord, Lord Maude. I wish them well in their new roles. However, I share the concerns of the noble Lord, Lord Wallace. Digital successfully implemented is by definition risk taking and …..."
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Written Question
Prime Minister
Thursday 2nd July 2015

Asked by: Lord Knight of Weymouth (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much was spent by 10 Downing Street on make-up and hair products in the last financial year.

Answered by Lord Bridges of Headley

No money has been spent.

Speech in Grand Committee - Thu 20 Jun 2013
Social Mobility

"My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness. Listening to her stories, I commend to her Alan Johnson’s memoir of his childhood, which tells a similar and brilliant story. I say at the outset that I have just started working for Brent Council, chairing a commission on …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 20 Oct 2011
Universal Credit

"My Lords, it is important that the universal credit is a success. It is an important reform but there is a very high risk attached to it in delivering the IT infrastructure, because not only do you have to deliver three separate IT projects—one within DWP and two within HMRC—but …..."
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