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Scottish Parliament Debate - Committee
Electoral Commission - Thu 09 Nov 2023

Mentions:
1: None A lot of people have concerns about online campaigning, but we think that online campaigning is a good - Speech Link
2: None We know that the public has significant concerns about the transparency of political finance. - Speech Link
3: None In the immediacy of an electoral event, our campaigning in this respect rises along with EROs and ROs - Speech Link

Parliamentary Research
Imprints on election and campaign material - SN02174
Oct. 04 2023

Found: It helps transparency of election and 13 Electoral Commission, Statutory guidance on digital imprints

Select Committee
x
 DED0049 - Defending Democracy

Written Evidence May. 20 2024

Inquiry: Defending Democracy
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)

Found: election, we conduct an assessment to evaluate the election’s potential risk to civic discourse and electoral

Departmental Publication (Policy paper)
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities

Dec. 14 2023

Source Page: Final draft Electoral Commission strategy and policy statement
Document: Draft Electoral Commission strategy and policy statement (print version) (PDF)

Found: Final draft Electoral Commission strategy and policy statement

Non-Departmental Publication (Policy paper)
The Electoral Commission

Dec. 14 2023

Source Page: Final draft Electoral Commission strategy and policy statement
Document: Draft Electoral Commission strategy and policy statement (print version) (PDF)

Found: Final draft Electoral Commission strategy and policy statement

Select Committee
Spotlight on Corruption
 UKE0006 - The UK’s economic security

Written Evidence Jan. 31 2024

Inquiry: The UK’s economic security
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)

Found: Transparency International UK (TI-UK) is the UK chapter of TI.

Scottish Government Publication (Consultation analysis)
Constitution Directorate

Oct. 19 2023

Source Page: Electoral reform consultation results 2022-2023: Scottish Government response
Document: Scottish Government response to results of the Electoral Reform Consultation 2022/23 (PDF)

Found: Electoral reform consultation results 2022-2023: Scottish Government response

Commons Chamber
Political Parties, Elections and Referendums - Wed 31 Jan 2024
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities

Mentions:
1: Chloe Smith (Con - Norwich North) per paragraphs 19 and 20 of the statement, which talk about keeping up to date with the realities of campaigning - Speech Link
2: Patrick Grady (SNP - Glasgow North) different incarnations have taken to shield themselves from accountability and to reduce the openness and transparency - Speech Link
3: Dawn Butler (Lab - Brent Central) Avoiding transparency and accountability seems to be the hallmark of the Government. - Speech Link

Scottish Parliament Debate - Committee
Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Bill: Stage 1 - Thu 02 May 2024

Mentions:
1: None election campaigns, including the definitions of notional expenditure, overseas spending and third-party campaigning - Speech Link
2: Whitfield, Martin (Lab - South Scotland) The Electoral Commission has said that it is not the role of electoral administrators to advise candidates - Speech Link
3: None more difficult for a campaign and would increase the onus on a campaign, but it would give people more transparency - Speech Link
4: None We have discussed that with the Electoral Commission quite a bit. - Speech Link
5: Dunbar, Jackie (SNP - Aberdeen Donside) We have heard from other witnesses that full transparency is needed when those decisions are taken—someone - Speech Link

Lords Chamber
Cybersecurity and UK Democracy - Tue 26 Mar 2024
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: None email and file-sharing systems, which contain copies of the electoral register. - Speech Link
2: Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Lab - Life peer) Can the Minister assist in providing the necessary transparency and reassurance so that this matter can - Speech Link
3: Lord Fox (LD - Life peer) Lord, Lord Alton, who has earned the opprobrium of the Chinese Communist Party thanks to his tireless campaigning - Speech Link
4: Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Con - Life peer) The electoral registration officers for each local authority hold the live versions of the electoral - Speech Link