Estimates day on Monday, 3 July 2006, in the House of Commons, led by Peter Viggers. The answering member was Bridget Prentice.

Electoral Commission

Main estimates 2006-07. Third estimates day (part two). Motion that, for the year ending with 31st March 2007, for expenditure by The Electoral Commission— (1) further resources, not exceeding £15,334,000, be authorised for use as set out in House of Commons Paper No. 1039, (2) a further sum, not exceeding £15,777,000, be granted to Her Majesty out of the Consolidated Fund to meet the costs as so set out, and (3) limits as so set out be set on appropriations in aid. Question deferred. Resolved.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 448 c584-623
Session: 2005-06
Department: Department for Constitutional Affairs
Procedure: Supply estimates
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Related items: Electoral Commission / administration. Minutes of evidence 15 November 2005. (Bound with HC 640-i)
Tuesday, 15 November 2005
Parliamentary committees
House of Commons; Motion to approve Liaison Committee report of 22 June on estimates
Tuesday, 27 June 2006
Parliamentary proceedings
House of Commons; Electoral Commission supply estimates 2006-07: vote on account.
Tuesday, 2 May 2006
House of Commons papers
House of Commons; Electoral Commission / administration. Minutes of evidence 2 November 2005. (Bound with HC 640-ii)
Wednesday, 2 November 2005
Parliamentary committees
House of Commons; Estimates 2006-07
Monday, 3 July 2006
Formal proceedings
House of Commons
Proceeding contributions: Anthony Steen | 448 c586 (Link to this contribution) I am great supporter of the Electoral Commission’s work—it has done a wonderful job—but does my hon....; Peter Viggers | 448 c585-6 (Link to this contribution) The committee is not delaying that; the Government have given power to enable the transfer to take p...; John Bercow | 448 c587 (Link to this contribution) Recently, entirely of my own volition, I provided to the Electoral Commission details of sponsorship...; Lord Whitehead | 448 c594-7 (Link to this contribution) I, too, welcome the debate. I share the view of the hon. Member for Gosport (Peter Viggers) that it ...; David Drew | 448 c597 (Link to this contribution) Does my hon. Friend accept that some of us face particular difficulties inasmuch as, as Labour/Co-op...; Simon Hughes | 448 c592 (Link to this contribution) On the local government boundary issue and the transfer of functions to the Electoral Commission, is...; Peter Viggers | 448 c588-92 (Link to this contribution) I will be dealing with exactly that point in a few moments if the hon. Gentleman will contain himsel...; Peter Viggers | 448 c592 (Link to this contribution) My best answer to that is that the Speaker’s Committee takes the view that the Electoral Commission ...; Peter Viggers | 448 c592-3 (Link to this contribution) It is for the Government, and not the Speaker’s Committee, to take the initiative on this issue, so ...; Lord Horam | 448 c599-600 (Link to this contribution) My view is that votes should have equal weight, wherever they are in the country. That is the princi...; Simon Hughes | 448 c587 (Link to this contribution) Will the hon. Gentleman give way?; Peter Viggers | 448 c587 (Link to this contribution) It is not often that an hon. Member can give total reassurance to a colleague, but I assure my hon. ...; David Leslie Taylor | 448 c588 (Link to this contribution) I understand that in the evidence given to the Select Committee on Constitutional Affairs, the budge...; Oliver Heald | 448 c601 (Link to this contribution) Will the hon. Lady give way?; Lord Jackson of Peterborough | 448 c601 (Link to this contribution) Will the hon. Lady give way?; Baroness Keeley | 448 c601-2 (Link to this contribution) No. The Committee on Standards in Public Life is conducting an inquiry into the Electoral Commissio...; Anthony Steen | 448 c599 (Link to this contribution) Is my hon. Friend aware that 351 seats in this House cover approximately 61,000 electors, despite th...; Baroness Keeley | 448 c600-1 (Link to this contribution) As we know, the Electoral Commission is responsible for overseeing several aspects of electoral law,...; Angus Robertson | 448 c612-3 (Link to this contribution) Like others, I would like to concentrate in the short time available on something that has not yet b...; David Kidney | 448 c606-9 (Link to this contribution) After the downbeat assessment of the hon. Member for Chichester (Mr. Tyrie), I am happy to follow wi...; Lord Beith | 448 c609-11 (Link to this contribution) I have served on the Speaker’s Committee almost continuously since it was created. I now do so ex of...; Lord Jackson of Peterborough | 448 c605 (Link to this contribution) Does my hon. Friend agree that lower turnouts are a function of social change? Voters may take a con...; Baroness Keeley | 448 c605 (Link to this contribution) I find it surprising that the hon. Gentleman is so exercised by equal numbers for the boundary commi...; Baroness Keeley | 448 c602-3 (Link to this contribution) No, I do not agree. I have been heavily involved in a single-issue organisation—Amnesty Internationa...; Oliver Heald | 448 c613 (Link to this contribution) What the heck is wrong with us describing an excellent candidate as a bonnie fighter?; Kelvin Hopkins | 448 c613-4 (Link to this contribution) I sympathise very much with the hon. Gentleman’s complaints. He mentioned American campaigning techn...; Angus Robertson | 448 c614 (Link to this contribution) By Lib Dems.; Simon Hughes | 448 c614-7 (Link to this contribution) No, by all parties, if the papers can be used to support the party in any way. We could have that di...; Angus Robertson | 448 c613 (Link to this contribution) Is the hon. Gentleman denying that the candidate lived in the same constituency as the Liberal Democ...; Simon Hughes | 448 c613 (Link to this contribution) I am just saying that the village in question is known as being in Aberdeen.; Peter Viggers | 448 c622 (Link to this contribution) With the leave of the House, Mr. Deputy Speaker. On behalf of the Speaker’s Committee, I thank all t...; Angus Brendan MacNeil | 448 c621 (Link to this contribution) Will the Minister give way?; Bridget Prentice | 448 c621-2 (Link to this contribution) No, because I must leave time for the hon. Member for Gosport to speak at the end of the debate. Sa...; Oliver Heald | 448 c617-9 (Link to this contribution) I did not agree with that. However, some themes have come out of the debate—for example, that the El...; Bridget Prentice | 448 c619-21 (Link to this contribution) This has been an excellent debate, with a great deal of consensus across the House. I will more or l...; Kelvin Hopkins | 448 c617 (Link to this contribution) Will the hon. Gentleman give way?; Simon Hughes | 448 c617 (Link to this contribution) No. I must finish in a few seconds. I hope that the Electoral Commission will carry out an urgent p...; Peter Viggers | 448 c584 (Link to this contribution) This is the first occasion on which the House has ever had a general debate on the work of the Elect...; Anthony Steen | 448 c585 (Link to this contribution) I am having some difficulty understanding section 16 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referen...; Lord Horam | 448 c598-9 (Link to this contribution) In today’s estimates debate, it is appropriate to consider whether the Electoral Commission is givin...; Lord Whitehead | 448 c597-8 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend makes an important point about how we regulate for diversity. I was emphasising the f...; Lord Tyrie | 448 c602 (Link to this contribution) Is the hon. Lady aware of the huge amount of research showing that there is enormous—in some respect...; Simon Hughes | 448 c613 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend the Member for Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey (Danny Alexander), who canno...; Lord Tyrie | 448 c605-6 (Link to this contribution) I should like to think carefully about that before agreeing with my hon. Friend. I am keen to speak ...; Lord Tyrie | 448 c605 (Link to this contribution) I am not complacent about it, but I am not as gripped by it as some Labour Members. Voter participat...; Lord Tyrie | 448 c603-4 (Link to this contribution) I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Gosport (Peter Viggers), who gave an outstanding speech...; Angus Robertson | 448 c613 (Link to this contribution) There would be nothing wrong with that if the party had the honesty to add the party name underneath...; Angus Robertson | 448 c614 (Link to this contribution) I sincerely hope that the Electoral Commission will consider the issue of by-elections and the new b...; Simon Hughes | 448 c614 (Link to this contribution) Some of the things that the hon. Member for Moray (Angus Robertson) said were relatively controversi...; Angus Robertson | 448 c613 (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman obviously has not been there, because he clearly does not know what he is talking...; Oliver Heald | 448 c587 (Link to this contribution) Is it not fair to say that the Electoral Commission pointed out such duplication and was very happy ...; Peter Viggers | 448 c587 (Link to this contribution) Indeed, I confirm that the Electoral Commission was entirely happy about the change.; Peter Viggers | 448 c586 (Link to this contribution) If the Under-Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs, the hon. Member for Lewisham, East (Brid...; Peter Viggers | 448 c587 (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman has made his point, but I would prefer to leave that issue to the Minister, who c...; Andrew Love | 448 c586 (Link to this contribution) Part of the problem with the boundary commissions is that some of the seven criteria under which the...; Peter Viggers | 448 c587 (Link to this contribution) I must press on at this point. I think that I have made the point that the 2000 Act substantially e...; Anthony Steen | 448 c592 (Link to this contribution) As I understand it, my hon. Friend is saying that the commission’s job with regard to local authorit...; Speaker | 448 c593 (Link to this contribution) Order. Before I call the next speaker, I should say that the division of time between the two debate...; Baroness Keeley | 448 c601 (Link to this contribution) No. We have spoken about these matters a great deal during our consideration of the Bill. When I sp...
Subjects: Finance Elections Electoral Commission Electoral register Law Standards Reform
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