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Select Committee
Electoral Commission
 DED0016 - Defending Democracy

Written Evidence Mar. 20 2024

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

Found: DED0016 - Defending Democracy Electoral Commission Written Evidence

Select Committee
University of Sussex, and University of Sheffield
 AIG0018 - Use of artificial intelligence in government

Written Evidence May. 28 2024

Committee: Public Accounts Committee

Found: He is an expert in political financing, online campaigning and the way in which AI can be used

Select Committee
Electoral Commission
 GAI0129 - Governance of artificial intelligence (AI)

Written Evidence Dec. 06 2023

Inquiry: Governance of artificial intelligence (AI)
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Science, Innovation and Technology Committee

Found: GAI0129 - Governance of artificial intelligence (AI) Electoral Commission Written Evidence

Select Committee
Letter from Saqib Bhatti MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, to the Senior Deputy Speaker on the Select Committee on Democracy and Digital Technologies

Correspondence Mar. 19 2024

Committee: Liaison Committee (Lords)

Found: Transparency Q11.

Scottish Parliament Debate - Committee
Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Bill: Stage 1 - Thu 28 Mar 2024

Mentions:
1: None it came to more than £1.5 million.That said, the concept of notional spending and what it does for transparency - Speech Link
2: None One is about the genuine purpose of the campaigning. - Speech Link
3: None We think that that will add an awful lot of transparency, because it provides a base level of knowledge - Speech Link
4: Whitfield, Martin (Lab - South Scotland) of much of the evidence that we have heard today is that it benefits democracy to have consistency, transparency - Speech Link
5: None and no legal framework covers the contents of campaigning. - Speech Link

Grand Committee
Data Protection and Digital Information Bill
Committee stage - Mon 25 Mar 2024
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

Mentions:
1: Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (Lab - Life peer) it harder for some people to vote and to vastly increase the amount of money that can be spent on campaigning - Speech Link
2: Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green - Life peer) What about an NGO campaigning to stop a proposed new nuclear power station, or a group campaigning for - Speech Link
3: None campaigning to diminish the trust the electorate has in the political system. - Speech Link
4: Lord Bassam of Brighton (Lab - Life peer) Given how young attainers could be, it would protect them from the unwarranted attentions of campaigning - Speech Link
5: Lord Bassam of Brighton (Lab - Life peer) As I recall, the ages are on the electoral register. - Speech Link

Select Committee
Unlock Democracy
 DED0022 - Defending Democracy

Written Evidence Mar. 26 2024

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

Found: Democracy Introduction Unlock Democracy campaigns on a range of democracy-related issues including: transparency

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

Feb. 29 2024

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

Found: Electoral Commission strategy and policy statement

Non-Departmental Publication (Policy paper)
The Electoral Commission

Feb. 29 2024

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

Found: Electoral Commission strategy and policy statement

Scottish Parliament Debate - Committee
Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Bill: Stage 1 - Thu 18 Apr 2024

Mentions:
1: None In 2019, I came to the Parliament to speak about that when we were campaigning to give refugees and asylum - Speech Link
2: Wells, Annie (Con - Glasgow) How important do you think digital imprints are for transparency for the electorate? - Speech Link
3: None For example, if I am a candidate looking for childcare so that I can go out campaigning, are my childcare - Speech Link
4: None We fully support maximum transparency. - Speech Link
5: None Professor Clark made a strong case for further transparency, which is important. - Speech Link