Elections: Voter ID Debate
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Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
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Elections: Voter ID
Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown Excerpts(11 months ago)
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Baroness Scott of Bybrook (Con)
I do believe that it was agreed in the legislation that when the review came out it would be discussed by both Houses. If that is not correct, I will correct it in a letter in the Library—but I am pretty sure that that is what was agreed.
Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown (DUP)
My Lords, whenever photographic ID was introduced for elections in Northern Ireland, it was supported by all parties and all Members in both Houses of Parliament. Why should it be different for any other region of the United Kingdom?
Baroness Scott of Bybrook (Con)
We took the good practice from Northern Ireland that has been in place for 20 years and we thought that it was correct and right for the integrity of our democratic system to bring it across the whole of the United Kingdom.