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To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether he has made a recent assessment of the likely effects of the implementation of a preferential voting system on the number of invalid votes cast in an election.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether he has made a recent assessment of the likely effects of the implementation of a preferential voting system on the number of invalid votes cast in an election.
Asked by
Dominic Grieve
(Conservative)
Answered by
Jack Straw
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
3 February 2010
For answer on
5 February 2010
Answered on
22 February 2010
The Government's "Review of Voting Systems", published in 2008, found that""there was no conclusive evidence that any one particular voting system is more confusing for the voter, in terms of casting their votes correctly, than any other system"."
Subjects
Electoral systems
Date
22 February 2010
Reference
506 c261W; 316318
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what recent estimate he has made of the cost of holding a referendum.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what recent estimate he has made of the cost of holding a referendum.
Asked by
Dominic Grieve
(Conservative)
Answered by
Jack Straw
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
3 February 2010
For answer on
8 February 2010
Answered on
8 February 2010
Under the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 the Electoral Commission is responsible for the conduct of referendums.The Government have not made a detailed estimate of the likely cost of holding a referendum. We have previously said that, as a guide, we expect the cost of running a UK-wide referendum to be similar to the cost of a general election. In 2005 the general election cost something in excess of £80 million.There are however, a number of key differences between the running of a general election and the running of a referendum—for example, the role of the Electoral Commission and the entitlements to send communications to voters—and as such the cost of a UK-wide referendum would not be exactly the same as a general election.
Subjects
Costs; Electoral systems; Referendums; Reform
Date
8 February 2010
Reference
505 c788W; 316336
House
House of Commons
That is one of the many merits of the single-Member constituency majoritarian system, and it is one of the reasons that has always led me wholly to oppose proportional representation, which is essentially a deceit on an electorate because manifestos have no value and the real manifesto is the subject of brokering after any election. That said, my hon. Friend will know that the alternative vote is also a majoritarian system. What we are talking about is a referendum in which there would be a great debate about which of two majoritarian systems would be most appropriate for this century.
That is one of the many merits of the single-Member constituency majoritarian system, and it is one of the reasons that has always led me wholly to oppose proportional representation, which is essentially a deceit on an electorate because manifestos have no value and the real manifesto is the subject of brokering after any election. That said, my hon. Friend will know that the alternative vote is also a majoritarian system. What we are talking about is a referendum in which there would be a great debate about which of two majoritarian systems would be most appropriate for this century.
Answered by
Jack Straw
(Labour)
Asked by
Kelvin Hopkins
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Type
Oral answers to questions
May I say that I, too, am terribly shocked by my friend David Taylor's death? He was not just a colleague here but also a true socialist, and, I may say, a fellow native of Leicestershire too. I miss him greatly.
Does my right hon. Friend accept that the existing electoral system not only maintains the strongest possible link between individual voters and their Member of Parliament, but makes for the maximum possibility of electors choosing their Government, and not leaving it to post-election dodgy deals between parties?
Subjects
Electoral systems; Reform
Date
5 January 2010
Reference
503 c9-10
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Yes. I have made very clear our preference for vote counting to take place on election night, and there has been correspondence between myself and the chairman of the Conservative party on that issue. By law it is a matter for returning officers to decide on, but we believe that there is no good reason in the vast majority of cases why counting cannot take place on election night as it has in the past. The reason-cum-excuse that has been offered is the need to verify postal votes. We all accept that need, but good returning officers are showing that they can do the necessary verification before the close of the count in respect of the vast majority of postal votes, not afterwards.
Yes. I have made very clear our preference for vote counting to take place on election night, and there has been correspondence between myself and the chairman of the Conservative party on that issue. By law it is a matter for returning officers to decide on, but we believe that there is no good reason in the vast majority of cases why counting cannot take place on election night as it has in the past. The reason-cum-excuse that has been offered is the need to verify postal votes. We all accept that need, but good returning officers are showing that they can do the necessary verification before the close of the count in respect of the vast majority of postal votes, not afterwards.
Answered by
Jack Straw
(Labour)
Asked by
Parmjit Dhanda
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Type
Oral answers to questions
May I join everybody else in all parts of the House in expressing sorrow at the passing of David Taylor? He was a good friend and had many warm things to say over the years, and we will miss him.
Regardless of the electoral system, the votes will need to be counted. Does my right hon. Friend agree that the best way to count them in this country, as traditionally we always have, is on election night rather than on a subsequent day?
Subjects
Electoral systems; Reform
Date
5 January 2010
Reference
503 c10
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
I accept what my right hon. Friend says—
... I was going to add a gloss to it. On my right hon. Friend's first point, no one has ever suggested that the alternative vote produces a proportionate result. However, by definition, it requires each individual Member to be elected by at least 50 per cent. of those voting, and many see that as one of its merits. It avoids the problems of so-called AV plus, which would lead to two tiers of Members of Parliament. I think that that would be anathema, and would never gain the support of the British people.
I accept what my right hon. Friend says—
... I was going to add a gloss to it. On my right hon. Friend's first point, no one has ever suggested that the alternative vote produces a proportionate result. However, by definition, it requires each individual Member to be elected by at least 50 per cent. of those voting, and many see that as one of its merits. It avoids the problems of so-called AV plus, which would lead to two tiers of Members of Parliament. I think that that would be anathema, and would never gain the support of the British people.
Answered by
Jack Straw
(Labour)
Asked by
George Howarth
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Type
Oral answers to questions
May I invoke the spirit of David Taylor and offer my right hon. Friend some robust advice? Does he accept that the alternative vote system does not necessarily produce any more proportional an outcome than the first-past-the-post system? The only way in which that can be remedied is through top-up seats, but does he accept that they would inevitably create two classes of Member in this House? Is it not too much of a risk to go ahead with such a system?
Subjects
Electoral systems; Reform
Date
5 January 2010
Reference
503 c11
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
I remember exactly what we said in 1997, because the responsibility was mine. I never gave the impression of being someone who had suddenly had a Pauline conversion in favour of proportional representation, because I had not and have not. What we said was that we would establish a committee, quite properly, to examine new systems of voting. That committee duly reported under the chairmanship of the late Lord Jenkins, and the truth was that there was not a consensus for change, and had the matter gone to a referendum I think it would have been seen as a waste of public money. We now propose a choice for the British people that preserves the best of our system, and there is an opportunity for a great debate about whether we follow what the Australians have done, which in some respects has added to the robustness of their constituency-based system.
I remember exactly what we said in 1997, because the responsibility was mine. I never gave the impression of being someone who had suddenly had a Pauline conversion in favour of proportional representation, because I had not and have not. What we said was that we would establish a committee, quite properly, to examine new systems of voting. That committee duly reported under the chairmanship of the late Lord Jenkins, and the truth was that there was not a consensus for change, and had the matter gone to a referendum I think it would have been seen as a waste of public money. We now propose a choice for the British people that preserves the best of our system, and there is an opportunity for a great debate about whether we follow what the Australians have done, which in some respects has added to the robustness of their constituency-based system.
Answered by
Jack Straw
(Labour)
Asked by
David Howarth
(Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Type
Oral answers to questions
The Secretary of State is wrong even about whether the party with the largest number of votes always gets the largest number of seats under the present system. It does not. To call the system majoritarian when the leading party does not have a majority of the votes is rather a strange description. Is not the truth that both in 1997 and again in different words in 2001, the Labour party was happy to give the impression of being a reforming party, but as soon as it won the election under the existing system it reneged on its promises?
Subjects
Electoral systems; Reform
Date
5 January 2010
Reference
503 c11
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
It is a feature of majoritarian systems, and always has been, that it is rare for there to be an absolute majority of voters in support of the Government of the day. The difference is that majoritarian systems ensure that the largest minority forms a Government. What the Liberals want is a system in which the smallest minority determines the Government. We know that from other countries, not least Germany, where the third party simply changed the Government of the day without there being an election to secure that change.
It is a feature of majoritarian systems, and always has been, that it is rare for there to be an absolute majority of voters in support of the Government of the day. The difference is that majoritarian systems ensure that the largest minority forms a Government. What the Liberals want is a system in which the smallest minority determines the Government. We know that from other countries, not least Germany, where the third party simply changed the Government of the day without there being an election to secure that change.
Answered by
Jack Straw
(Labour)
Asked by
David Howarth
(Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Type
Oral answers to questions
May I add my own personal sadness at the death of David Taylor? He was always here, he always had something interesting to say, and he was unfailingly kind and courteous. He will be very greatly missed.
Will the Secretary of State not acknowledge that first past the post has led to a series of Governments with big majorities in this House, but with barely more than a third of the vote? It is entirely possible that we will get another one this year. How does it help to restore public confidence in politics at this time of all times to have, over and over again, a governing party with very little support in the country, with the vast majority of the electorate having rejected that party at the election?
Subjects
Electoral systems; Reform
Date
5 January 2010
Reference
503 c10-1
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
David Taylor's death, as has already been indicated, was a profound shock to every Member of this House, to the whole of his constituency and obviously to his family. It is particularly poignant for my hon. Friend the Member for Luton, North (Kelvin Hopkins) and for myself, because we often joined David for dinner in the Members' Dining Room, where I, not least, was a recipient of his robust advice on what we had got right, which was usually a brief part of the conversation, and what we needed to do better, which was quite a lengthy part of the conversation. There has been much reference to his being a Back Bencher. He was a Member of this House following in its most honourable tradition of representing fearlessly his constituents. He will be very sorely missed.
The Government have repeatedly made it clear that no change in the electoral system for the House of Commons would be made without a decision of the British people in a referendum. We published a comprehensive review of voting systems in January 2008. In his speech at our party's conference in September last year, my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister said that he believed that there should be a referendum early in the next Parliament on whether to move to the alternative vote system for elections to the Commons, and we are giving consideration to how this can best be put into effect.
David Taylor's death, as has already been indicated, was a profound shock to every Member of this House, to the whole of his constituency and obviously to his family. It is particularly poignant for my hon. Friend the Member for Luton, North (Kelvin Hopkins) and for myself, because we often joined David for dinner in the Members' Dining Room, where I, not least, was a recipient of his robust advice on what we had got right, which was usually a brief part of the conversation, and what we needed to do better, which was quite a lengthy part of the conversation. There has been much reference to his being a Back Bencher. He was a Member of this House following in its most honourable tradition of representing fearlessly his constituents. He will be very sorely missed.
The Government have repeatedly made it clear that no change in the electoral system for the House of Commons would be made without a decision of the British people in a referendum. We published a comprehensive review of voting systems in January 2008. In his speech at our party's conference in September last year, my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister said that he believed that there should be a referendum early in the next Parliament on whether to move to the alternative vote system for elections to the Commons, and we are giving consideration to how this can best be put into effect.
Answered by
Jack Straw
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Type
Oral answers to questions
Subjects
Electoral systems; Reform
Date
5 January 2010
Reference
503 c9
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
I understand the point that the hon. Gentleman makes about the dangers of proportional systems. However, the Australian federal system uses a system of alternative voting, and there is no evidence that members of the Australian federal Parliament lack independence or readiness to speak their mind.
I understand the point that the hon. Gentleman makes about the dangers of proportional systems. However, the Australian federal system uses a system of alternative voting, and there is no evidence that members of the Australian federal Parliament lack independence or readiness to speak their mind.
Answered by
Jack Straw
(Labour)
Asked by
Nicholas Winterton
(Conservative)
Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Type
Oral answers to questions
David Taylor was a personal friend, and although he and I differed dramatically in politics, I admired him for his independence and his courage. Is the Secretary of State aware that if we move away from the present system of election to this House, the likes of David Taylor will become fewer and fewer in this House, and that is a reason why we should stick with first past the post?
Subjects
Electoral systems; Reform
Date
5 January 2010
Reference
503 c10
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
If he will make it his policy to retain the current electoral system for elections to the House of Commons.
If he will make it his policy to retain the current electoral system for elections to the House of Commons.
Asked by
Kelvin Hopkins
(Labour)
Answered by
Jack Straw
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
16 December 2009
For answer on
5 January 2010
Answered on
5 January 2010
David Taylor's death, as has already been indicated, was a profound shock to every Member of this House, to the whole of his constituency and obviously to his family. It is particularly poignant for my hon. Friend the Member for Luton, North (Kelvin Hopkins) and for myself, because we often joined David for dinner in the Members' Dining Room, where I, not least, was a recipient of his robust advice on what we had got right, which was usually a brief part of the conversation, and what we needed to do better, which was quite a lengthy part of the conversation. There has been much reference to his being a Back Bencher. He was a Member of this House following in its most honourable tradition of representing fearlessly his constituents. He will be very sorely missed.
The Government have repeatedly made it clear that no change in the electoral system for the House of Commons would be made without a decision of the British people in a referendum. We published a comprehensive review of voting systems in January 2008. In his speech at our party's conference in September last year, my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister said that he believed that there should be a referendum early in the next Parliament on whether to move to the alternative vote system for elections to the Commons, and we are giving consideration to how this can best be put into effect.
Subjects
Electoral systems; Reform
Date
5 January 2010
Reference
503 c9; 308926
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
The Government's review of voting systems was published in January this year. It considers the experience of the voting systems introduced in the United Kingdom since 1997, and much comparative data from around the world. The review forms an important part of the continuing debate on electoral reform—on which, of course, I have a very open mind.
The Government's review of voting systems was published in January this year. It considers the experience of the voting systems introduced in the United Kingdom since 1997, and much comparative data from around the world. The review forms an important part of the continuing debate on electoral reform—on which, of course, I have a very open mind.
Answered by
Jack Straw
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Type
Oral answers to questions
Subjects
Electoral systems; Reform; Reviews
Date
28 October 2008
Reference
481 c719
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
I also note that the alleged attractions of the Scottish Executive are rather diminishing as reality presses in on them, and the claim that Scotland would form an arc of prosperity—along with those other paradigms of prosperity, Ireland and Iceland—now looks slightly tatty.
I also note that the alleged attractions of the Scottish Executive are rather diminishing as reality presses in on them, and the claim that Scotland would form an arc of prosperity—along with those other paradigms of prosperity, Ireland and Iceland—now looks slightly tatty.
Answered by
Jack Straw
(Labour)
Asked by
John Mason
(Scottish National Party)
Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Type
Oral answers to questions
Does the Minister agree that the most popular Government in the UK at the moment are the Scottish Government? They happen to be a minority Government and they have the advantage that they cannot force through any measures on their own, but need other parties to join with them. That tends to give a majority view to issues that are carried forward—and STV at council level means that people have the choice to bypass sleepy traditional councillors.
Subjects
Electoral systems; Reform; Reviews
Date
28 October 2008
Reference
481 c721
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
I take full note of what my hon. Friend has said, and I will record that as a balanced contribution to the consideration of what we shall do in future.
I take full note of what my hon. Friend has said, and I will record that as a balanced contribution to the consideration of what we shall do in future.
Answered by
Jack Straw
(Labour)
Asked by
Jim Devine
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Type
Oral answers to questions
I was bowing to age, there, Mr. Speaker. May I assure my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Justice that many of us in our party in Scotland do not support STV? It is causing major problems with constituents. They do not know who their councillor is. Other constituents are playing councillors off against other councillors, and there is a detrimental effect on councillors’ health. Instead of going to one community council meeting, they have to go to three or four, multiplied over a month.
Subjects
Electoral systems; Reform; Reviews
Date
28 October 2008
Reference
481 c721
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
The right hon. Gentleman and I probably have slightly different views. [Interruption.] I may have an entirely open mind, but I have reached a settled conclusion on the system of electing coalitions of the kind that they have in Austria, which led to deadlock and a failure of the electors to express their opinions, in Israel, which leads to continual and repeated elections, in New Zealand, where the introduction of proportional representation led to a decline in turnout, and in Norway, where proportional representation is blamed for causing political disengagement by preventing voters from being able to turf out Governments. So far, therefore, I have not been convinced. As for Scotland, it is of course true that the party of which I am honoured to be a member has introduced in manifestos, and therefore in legislation, some forms of proportionality in elections—not to this place but to other assemblies. I note that one commentator, Mr. Simon Jenkins, pointed out in The Guardian last year:"““The Lib Dems are proving that they cannot work a system to which they have hitched their wagon for half a century.””"
He concluded:"““It is surely time for the Lib Dems to fold their tent and go.””"
The right hon. Gentleman and I probably have slightly different views. [Interruption.] I may have an entirely open mind, but I have reached a settled conclusion on the system of electing coalitions of the kind that they have in Austria, which led to deadlock and a failure of the electors to express their opinions, in Israel, which leads to continual and repeated elections, in New Zealand, where the introduction of proportional representation led to a decline in turnout, and in Norway, where proportional representation is blamed for causing political disengagement by preventing voters from being able to turf out Governments. So far, therefore, I have not been convinced. As for Scotland, it is of course true that the party of which I am honoured to be a member has introduced in manifestos, and therefore in legislation, some forms of proportionality in elections—not to this place but to other assemblies. I note that one commentator, Mr. Simon Jenkins, pointed out in The Guardian last year:"““The Lib Dems are proving that they cannot work a system to which they have hitched their wagon for half a century.””"
He concluded:"““It is surely time for the Lib Dems to fold their tent and go.””"
Answered by
Jack Straw
(Labour)
Asked by
Charles Kennedy
(Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Type
Oral answers to questions
I think that we all knew about that latter point. It is nice to hear that the Justice Secretary can get a word in edgeways, given the plethora of Ministers that he has assembled round about him. He will undoubtedly go down in history as one of the great electoral reformers of recent years, with the number of systems that he has introduced at different levels in different places. When he published the Government's review of electoral systems, to which he referred, he said that it was to ““inform the current debate””. If so, why is there is no specific mention of electoral reform in the White Paper, in the Government's draft constitutional reform Bill, or in the next steps of governance process? Is not that a bit of an oversight in terms of informing the debate? Why not extend the joyous Scottish experience of the single transferable vote for local government south of the border?
Subjects
Electoral systems; Reform; Reviews
Date
28 October 2008
Reference
481 c719-20
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
I agree with the hon. Gentleman in every particular. Alongside his serious points, let me make a serious point. ... And neither is the hon. Member for Buckingham (John Bercow), and neither are most of my hon. Friends—[Laughter.] And just so that we are clear, some say that I am not, either.
I understand the sedulous attractions of proportional representation, although I profoundly disagree with them. The point that those who support PR have never been able to explain is that there can be no proportional transfer of votes into power. A criticism made of first past the post is that it often gives power to a minority, but it usually gives power to the largest minority, whereas the overwhelming difficulty with proportional representation is that it gives power to the smallest minority.
I agree with the hon. Gentleman in every particular. Alongside his serious points, let me make a serious point. ... And neither is the hon. Member for Buckingham (John Bercow), and neither are most of my hon. Friends—[Laughter.] And just so that we are clear, some say that I am not, either.
I understand the sedulous attractions of proportional representation, although I profoundly disagree with them. The point that those who support PR have never been able to explain is that there can be no proportional transfer of votes into power. A criticism made of first past the post is that it often gives power to a minority, but it usually gives power to the largest minority, whereas the overwhelming difficulty with proportional representation is that it gives power to the smallest minority.
Answered by
Jack Straw
(Labour)
Asked by
Nicholas Winterton
(Conservative)
Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Type
Oral answers to questions
Does the Justice Secretary agree that any form of proportional representation will lead to no Government or to bad Government—and furthermore, that any list system will ensure that this place is stuffed full of supine party individuals, here only to do what their party tells them, that that will do this House no good, and that people will have less and less interest in politics and in how this House operates?
Subjects
Electoral systems; Reform; Reviews
Date
28 October 2008
Reference
481 c720
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
My hon. Friend will remember that the closed list system was a manifesto commitment in 1997, and it was my duty, simply as a servant of the party, to put it before this House without expressing any personal opinion about its merits or otherwise. She may have noticed, however, that in the proposals in the very good all-party White Paper on the reform of the House of Lords—I have to say, for the avoidance of doubt, that this was not a proposal with which the Opposition were associated—we ruled out, whatever other system was proposed, a closed list system. My hon. Friend, and indeed the House, may wish to give a wider audience to that conclusion.
My hon. Friend will remember that the closed list system was a manifesto commitment in 1997, and it was my duty, simply as a servant of the party, to put it before this House without expressing any personal opinion about its merits or otherwise. She may have noticed, however, that in the proposals in the very good all-party White Paper on the reform of the House of Lords—I have to say, for the avoidance of doubt, that this was not a proposal with which the Opposition were associated—we ruled out, whatever other system was proposed, a closed list system. My hon. Friend, and indeed the House, may wish to give a wider audience to that conclusion.
Answered by
Jack Straw
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Type
Oral answers to questions
Subjects
Electoral systems; Reform; Reviews
Date
28 October 2008
Reference
481 c720
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
What progress has been made in his Department's review of electoral systems; and if he will make a statement.
What progress has been made in his Department's review of electoral systems; and if he will make a statement.
Asked by
Charles Kennedy
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Jack Straw
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
22 October 2008
For answer on
28 October 2008
Answered on
28 October 2008
The Government's review of voting systems was published in January this year. It considers the experience of the voting systems introduced in the United Kingdom since 1997, and much comparative data from around the world. The review forms an important part of the continuing debate on electoral reform—on which, of course, I have a very open mind.
Subjects
Electoral systems; Reform; Reviews
Date
28 October 2008
Reference
481 c719; 230376
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Jack Straw
(Labour)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
Subjects
Elections; Iraq; Electoral systems; United Nations
Date
15 June 2004
Reference
422 c637-8
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Jack Straw
(Labour)
Asked by
Harry Barnes
(Labour)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what links exist between his Department and the United Nations Electoral Assistance Division in preparing for national, regional and local elections in Iraq.
Subjects
Elections; Iraq; Electoral systems; United Nations
Date
15 June 2004
Reference
422 c637-8
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what links exist between his Department and the United Nations Electoral Assistance Division in preparing for national, regional and local elections in Iraq.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what links exist between his Department and the United Nations Electoral Assistance Division in preparing for national, regional and local elections in Iraq.
Asked by
Harry Barnes
(Labour)
Answered by
Jack Straw
(Labour)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
9 June 2004
For answer on
15 June 2004
Answered on
15 June 2004
Subjects
Elections; Iraq; Electoral systems; United Nations
Date
15 June 2004
Reference
422 c637-8; 178634
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons