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Proceeding contribution from Lord Mackay of Clashfern (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Thursday, 25 October 2007. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Governance of Britain.

Governance of Britain

My Lords, in my understanding, one of the essential qualities of our democracy has been the integrity of the voting process. I confess to having been completely shattered by the result announced by the independent commission appointed to look into the situation regarding the Scottish elections last May. I would have thought that this was a constitutional renewal point most urgently needing the attention of the Government. It does not seem to be covered in any of these papers, green, white or mixed. I should have thought it absolutely essential that this be looked at very quickly and thoroughly in order that this kind of doubt is not cast on the integrity of the voting system in any future election for either the United Kingdom or any of the devolved Parliaments or Assemblies.

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Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
695 c1167 
Session
2006-07
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Disclosure of information Data protection Armed forces Demonstrations Armed conflict Constitutions Deployment British constitution Democracy Freedom of information House of Lords House of Commons Judiciary Judges Freedom of expression National security Powers of entry Personal records Police Powers Public appointments Parliament Square Privacy Parliamentary procedure Parliamentary scrutiny National Audit Office Press freedom Treaties Royal prerogative Committee of Public Accounts Information Commissioner's Office
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