Electoral Registration Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Electoral Registration

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean Excerpts
Wednesday 22nd January 2014

(10 years, 3 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Wallace of Saltaire Portrait Lord Wallace of Saltaire
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I admire the noble Lord’s commitment to everyone going online; the Government, as noble Lords will know, are encouraging people to go online. As I have said before, a number of social housing authorities are particularly assisting their tenants to use online registration and online communication with the Government. We are working in that direction.

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean Portrait Lord Forsyth of Drumlean (Con)
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Does my noble friend agree that those political parties that have frustrated the opportunity for the next election to be fought on the basis of fair boundaries, as recommended by the Boundary Commission, are in no position to talk about fairness in elections?

Lord Wallace of Saltaire Portrait Lord Wallace of Saltaire
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My Lords, if we were to attempt to discuss fairness in elections in this House, we would spend a very long time not reaching a conclusion.