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Scottish Parliamentary Research (SPICe)
Electoral reform in Scotland and the Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Bill
Feb. 28 2024
View source webpage
This briefing considers recent electoral reform in Scotland, the Scottish Government's most recent consultation and the Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Bill introduced in the Scottish Parliament on 23 January 2024.

Found: Electoral reform in Scotland and the Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Bill


Scottish Government Publication (Research and analysis)
Local Government and Housing Directorate

Feb. 16 2024

Source Page: Recommendations for Councillors' Remuneration and Expenses
Document: Recommendations for Councillors’ Remuneration and Expenses (PDF)

Found: Electoral Management Board – The Electoral Management Board for Scotland (EMB) consists of Returning


Lords Chamber
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill
Committee stage - Wed 14 Feb 2024
Scotland Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Bishop of Bristol (Bshp - Bishops) The UK has a strong national referral mechanism but without proper monitoring and transparency worked - Speech Link
2: Lord Bellingham (Con - Life peer) Transparency International marked Rwanda five out of 47 in terms of corruption indicators. - Speech Link
3: Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Con - Life peer) Those errors have been identified, partly because of the noble Lord’s campaigning, and I am assured that - Speech Link
4: Baroness Lawlor (Con - Life peer) occasion, I suggest that it is well worth listening to the Front Bench of this party, with its great electoral - Speech Link
5: Lord Purvis of Tweed (LD - Life peer) But it is not under the DevTracker system of transparency at the FCO: it is from the Home Office, so - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill
Committee stage - Mon 12 Feb 2024
Scotland Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Falconer of Thoroton (Lab - Life peer) That is the route this Bill takes Parliament down.Take a third example: the Electoral Commission decides - Speech Link
2: Lord Stewart of Dirleton (Con - Life peer) I am very aware of the noble Baroness’s campaigning work on the topic, and she will be aware that the - Speech Link
3: Lord Horam (Con - Life peer) I would have thought that my noble friend the Minister could accommodate the relative transparency of - Speech Link
4: Lord Anderson of Ipswich (XB - Life peer) for that because they were destitute on arrival.To echo the call from the noble Lord, Lord Dodds, for transparency - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Kurdistan Region of Iraq - Wed 07 Feb 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Jack Lopresti (Con - Filton and Bradley Stoke) First, the youth, as a majority of the population, seem disaffected, judging by falling electoral turnout - Speech Link
2: John McDonnell (Lab - Hayes and Harlington) The relatives are asking for access and greater transparency about what evidence is being used to justify - Speech Link
3: Leo Docherty (Con - Aldershot) Baghdad, will work hard to ensure they can happen as soon as possible—indeed, before the Independent High Electoral - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Electoral Commission Strategy and Policy Statement - Tue 06 Feb 2024
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities

Mentions:
1: Baroness Penn (Con - Life peer) run, who can participate with regard to registration, franchise and candidacy, and how elections and campaigning - Speech Link
2: Lord Khan of Burnley (Lab - Life peer) Commission and the Electoral Commission itself. - Speech Link
3: Baroness Noakes (Con - Life peer) The Electoral Commission was in denial about its failure to deal with electoral fraud in Tower Hamlets - Speech Link
4: Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green - Life peer) Overseeing that should be the independent Electoral Commission. - Speech Link


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.


Parliamentary Research
South Africa election 2024 lookahead - CBP-9953
Jan. 31 2024

Found: Seven parties have formed a “Moonshot” coalition, campaigning separat ely but pledging to govern together


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


Draft Secondary Legislation
The Representation of the People (Variation of Election Expenses and Exclusions) Regulations 2024

Published - Monday 29th January 2024

Department: Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities

These Regulations increase the maximum amount of election expenses which may be incurred by candidates at Greater London Authority and local authority mayoral elections in England to take account of inflation. This is an 81.05% increase (rounded to 2 decimal places) in the figures for Greater London Authority elections and …

Found: The Secretary of State has consulted the Electoral Commission in accordance with paragraph 15(3)(b) of