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Proceeding contribution from Baroness Hanham (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Thursday, 23 March 2006. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee proceeding on Electoral Administration Bill.

Electoral Administration Bill

I thank the noble Lord, Lord Rennard, for his contribution and the Minister for her response. This is clearly a matter of some importance. There are moral and ethical issues as well as human rights issues to be taken into account here, and there is certainly the question of how society perceives people who have had their liberty restricted or taken away as a result of an offence that is serious enough for that to have happened, and whether they should continue to have the right to vote during their sentence. I hear what the Minister says and would like to have some further thought on the matter before deciding whether to return to the matter at Report. But I understand what she said about the consultation process, and that any debate that takes place in both places would be taken into account. Perhaps then it would be right to return to the matter but, for today, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Clauses 39 to 41 agreed to. Clause 42 [Access to other election documents]:

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
680 c202GC 
Session
2005-06
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords Grand Committee
Subjects
Access Disability Data protection Codes of practice Constituencies Candidates Administration Absent voting Costs Design Campaigns Fraud Finance Elections Electorate Eligibility Donors Expenditure Information Documents Electoral Commission Electoral register Languages Electoral systems Prisoners Political parties Referendums Loans Polling stations Standards Voting behaviour Voting rights Returning officers Timetables Ballot papers
Legislation
Electoral Administration Bill 2005-06
Link
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