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Proceeding contribution from Baroness Harman (Labour) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 11 January 2006. It occurred during Debate on bill on Electoral Administration Bill 2005-06.


Electoral Administration Bill

None, but I shall consider whether I should do so. In conclusion, pilots are a sensible and practical mechanism for testing the collection and use of personal identifiers. The evidence provided by pilots will inform the decision, which will ultimately be taken by Parliament, whether personal identifiers should be rolled out nationally, so our approach is evidence based. Security and complete and accurate registers are essential, and the pilots will show us whether personal identifiers—signatures and dates of birth—increase security without undermining completeness. If that is the case, the Bill will allow us to roll out such a scheme nationally.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
441 c321 
Session
2005-06
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Databases Armed forces Administration Absent voting Costs Fraud Finance Elections Electorate Donors Expenditure Electoral Commission Electoral register National insurance Pilot schemes Northern Ireland Prisoners Political parties Proof of identity Registration Voting methods
Legislation
Electoral Administration Bill 2005-06
Link
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