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Proceeding contribution from Oliver Heald (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Monday, 26 February 2007. It occurred during Opposition day on Electoral System.


Electoral System

The central allegation being made is that the Government are soft on fraud. They are ignoring the advice of the Committee on Standards in Public Life. Even where they have introduced the measure on signature and date of birth for postal voting, they propose that only 20 per cent. of the votes will be checked. That is nowhere near enough to tackle the problem. On the Government’s measure for polling stations, it was so ineptly drafted that it is not being introduced at all.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
457 c726 
Session
2006-07
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Committee on Standards in Public Life Fraud Electoral Commission Electoral register Electoral systems Voting methods
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk