Proceeding contribution from Lord Wills (Labour) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 19 January 2011. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee of the Whole House (HL) on Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill.

Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill

I am extremely grateful to the Minister for that elucidation, but will he consider this: is not an even greater problem this continuing shame that 3 million to 3.5 million of our citizens, who are eligible to vote, are for one reason and another excluded from the register? That seems to me to go to the heart of the problem which this amendment is designed to address. The real issue, it seems to me at least, is one of timing. If the Minister was able to tell the Committee—

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 724 c384-5
Session: 2010-12
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Subjects: Boundary commissions Constituency size Constituencies British overseas territories Electoral register Isle of Wight Prisoners Members Voting rights Population
Legislation: Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill 2010-12
Link: View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk

Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill

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