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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 04 Nov 2026
Representation of the People Bill

"My Lords, before we continue to debate Amendment 10, I remind the House that this is an adjourned debate. Therefore, unless Members were present at the start of the group, they are are not able to contribute. The Clerk at the Table has a full list of those who were …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 04 Nov 2026
Representation of the People Bill

"My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Walney, was not here during the debate on Monday so he cannot speak...."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Tue 03 Nov 2026
Fortifying the Fiscal Framework (Economic Affairs Committee Report)

"I think the noble Lord, Lord Liddle, has already responded to the debate, so I think it has come to an end...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 02 Nov 2026
Representation of the People Bill

"This seems a convenient time to pause proceedings for the day. I therefore beg to move that the debate on this amendment be adjourned...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 02 Nov 2026
Representation of the People Bill

"My Lords, it has been a really useful debate, with a lot of technical questions. I will do my best to get through them all. I will start with Amendments 8 and 9, which would change the age at which individuals can register to vote to 15 and change the …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 02 Nov 2026
Representation of the People Bill

"We are working on the guidance. At the same time, we are going to set off with a whole series of pilots to work out what works and what does not, and how we can improve it. If noble Lords look at other countries, such as Canada, they started the …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 02 Nov 2026
Representation of the People Bill

"We are saying here that we do not want to legislate for a minimum number of datasets that should be used to determine someone’s existence. The level of assurance provided by a dataset will depend on its quality and the information it contains. In some cases, one or two robust …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 02 Nov 2026
Representation of the People Bill

"That is not a figure that I have to hand, to be fair. We will look into that and get back to the noble Lord.

I am pleased to reassure noble Lords that our plan is for secondary legislation on the direct registration pilots to be introduced quickly after the …..."

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 02 Nov 2026
Representation of the People Bill

"What we want to do is to get this right and to keep the costs to a minimum. We have said that we are looking extensively at all the databases at the Passport Office, the DVLA, HMRC and the DWP, and we want to get this right. My assessment of …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 02 Nov 2026
Representation of the People Bill

"I would be more than happy to do that...."
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