My Lords, I am moving these amendments today as they are necessary to the successful implementation of the co-ordinated online record of electors, or CORE, scheme. The amendments are essential to ensure that there is authority to create a new non-departmental public body to fulfil the role of the CORE...

My Lords, I am moving these amendments today as they are necessary to the successful implementation of the co-ordinated online record of electors, or CORE, scheme. The amendments are essential to ensure that there is authority to create a new non-departmental public body to fulfil the role of the CORE...

Amendment 85 85: Before Clause 25, insert the following new Clause— "Establishment of corporation sole to be CORE keeper (1) Part 1 of the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22) (co-ordinated on-line record of electors) is amended as follows. (2) In section 1 (CORE schemes: establishment), in subsection (10), for...

Amendment 85 85: Before Clause 25, insert the following new Clause— "Establishment of corporation sole to be CORE keeper (1) Part 1 of the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22) (co-ordinated on-line record of electors) is amended as follows. (2) In section 1 (CORE schemes: establishment), in subsection (10), for...

My Lords, the amendment would require a returning officer to keep information on postal votes that have been rejected because the postal-vote identifiers have not been completed, are incomplete, or do not match the records held on the postal-vote application form. The second part of the amendment would require a...

My Lords, the amendment would require a returning officer to keep information on postal votes that have been rejected because the postal-vote identifiers have not been completed, are incomplete, or do not match the records held on the postal-vote application form. The second part of the amendment would require a...

My Lords, this has been a very interesting debate in which many noble Lords have taken part. I hope that they will forgive me if I do not respond in detail to each point, but I shall touch on all the fundamental points that have been raised. However, there will...

My Lords, this has been a very interesting debate in which many noble Lords have taken part. I hope that they will forgive me if I do not respond in detail to each point, but I shall touch on all the fundamental points that have been raised. However, there will...

My Lords, it is not the role of the Government to advise political parties on how to broaden their sources of income. Indeed, if the Government and my party had any particularly bright ideas, we would be keeping them to ourselves for as long as we could. If we set...

My Lords, it is not the role of the Government to advise political parties on how to broaden their sources of income. Indeed, if the Government and my party had any particularly bright ideas, we would be keeping them to ourselves for as long as we could. If we set...

My Lords, I did not particularly notice a question in that speech. I am drawing a clear distinction. There is a more or less universal consensus in the United Kingdom that charities are special; that they should have a peculiar position in our tax regime; that their activities should be...

My Lords, I did not particularly notice a question in that speech. I am drawing a clear distinction. There is a more or less universal consensus in the United Kingdom that charities are special; that they should have a peculiar position in our tax regime; that their activities should be...

Schedule 4: Reports of gifts received by unincorporated associations making donations: Schedule to be inserted into the 2000 Act Amendments 40 to 63 40: Schedule 4, page 66, line 20, leave out "donations" and insert "contributions" 41: Schedule 4, page 66, line 21, leave out "donations" and insert "political contributions"...

Schedule 4: Reports of gifts received by unincorporated associations making donations: Schedule to be inserted into the 2000 Act Amendments 40 to 63 40: Schedule 4, page 66, line 20, leave out "donations" and insert "contributions" 41: Schedule 4, page 66, line 21, leave out "donations" and insert "political contributions"...

My Lords, Clause 21 removes the requirements on candidates to provide their full address on statements of persons nominated and the ballot paper at UK parliamentary elections. The clause was inserted into the Bill following an amendment that was tabled by the honourable Member for New Forest East, Dr Lewis,...

My Lords, Clause 21 removes the requirements on candidates to provide their full address on statements of persons nominated and the ballot paper at UK parliamentary elections. The clause was inserted into the Bill following an amendment that was tabled by the honourable Member for New Forest East, Dr Lewis,...

My Lords, the amendment seeks to prevent the use by political parties of descriptions on nomination and ballot papers at parliamentary elections, and provides that independent candidates may use descriptions of up to six words. The description would have to be authorised by the Electoral Commission. The regulation of party...

My Lords, the amendment seeks to prevent the use by political parties of descriptions on nomination and ballot papers at parliamentary elections, and provides that independent candidates may use descriptions of up to six words. The description would have to be authorised by the Electoral Commission. The regulation of party...

Clause 23: Filling vacant European Parliament seats in Northern Ireland Amendment 77 77: Clause 23, page 25, line 16, at end insert— "(aa) where the previous MEP stood in the names of two or more registered parties when elected (or most recently elected), by a person jointly nominated by the...

Clause 23: Filling vacant European Parliament seats in Northern Ireland Amendment 77 77: Clause 23, page 25, line 16, at end insert— "(aa) where the previous MEP stood in the names of two or more registered parties when elected (or most recently elected), by a person jointly nominated by the...

My Lords, Clause 23 provides for regulations to be made that would permit a vacancy in a Northern Ireland European parliamentary seat to be filled by a person nominated by the nominating officer of the political party on whose behalf the vacating MEP stood when elected. Currently, the law provides...

My Lords, Clause 23 provides for regulations to be made that would permit a vacancy in a Northern Ireland European parliamentary seat to be filled by a person nominated by the nominating officer of the political party on whose behalf the vacating MEP stood when elected. Currently, the law provides...

My Lords, if the nominating officers could not agree on a replacement and no replacement was nominated, the regulations would make provision for an election to be held.

My Lords, if the nominating officers could not agree on a replacement and no replacement was nominated, the regulations would make provision for an election to be held.

My Lords, this amendment seeks to provide that the Greater London returning officer should be eligible for appointment as a regional returning officer for European parliamentary elections. The Government see merits in the proposed change and I am pleased that parliamentary counsel and Ministry of Justice officials have been able...

My Lords, this amendment seeks to provide that the Greater London returning officer should be eligible for appointment as a regional returning officer for European parliamentary elections. The Government see merits in the proposed change and I am pleased that parliamentary counsel and Ministry of Justice officials have been able...

Amendment 78 78: Clause 23, page 25, line 17, after "(a)" insert "or (aa)" Amendment 78 agreed.

Amendment 78 78: Clause 23, page 25, line 17, after "(a)" insert "or (aa)" Amendment 78 agreed.

My Lords, one has to be satisfied at some point that one has done the best that one can, and I believe that this is the best we can do. As one of the parties concerned is the Conservative Party, I cannot see any possibility of them not agreeing. I...

My Lords, one has to be satisfied at some point that one has done the best that one can, and I believe that this is the best we can do. As one of the parties concerned is the Conservative Party, I cannot see any possibility of them not agreeing. I...