Amendment to clause 41 negatived on division (1 vote to 9). Clauses 41 and 42 agreed to. Clause 43 agreed to as amended. Clauses 44 to 58 agreed to. Clause 59, discussed with new clause 4 (Remedies for the recovery of annual sums charged on land), agreed to on division (9 votes to 6). Clause 60 agreed to as amended. Clause 61 agreed to. Clause 62, discussed with a Government amendment, Government new clauses and schedule, agreed to as amended. Clauses 63 to 65 agreed to. Committee adjourned.

Amendment to clause 41 negatived on division (1 vote to 9). Clauses 41 and 42 agreed to. Clause 43 agreed to as amended. Clauses 44 to 58 agreed to. Clause 59, discussed with new clause 4 (Remedies for the recovery of annual sums charged on land), agreed to on division...

Clause 26, discussed with Government new clause 6 (Notice of future service charge demands), as amended, agreed to. Clause 27, as amended, agreed to. Amendment 130 to clause 28 negatived on division (5 to 7). Amendment 13 to clause 28 negatived on division (5 to 7). Clause 28 agreed to. Amendment 16 to clause 29 negatived on division (5 to 7). Clause 29 agreed to. Clause 30, as amended, agreed to. Amendment 151 to clause 31 negatived on division (5 to 8). Amendment 152 to clause 31 negatived on division (5 to 8). Amendment 153 to clause 31 negatived on division (5 to 8). Clause 31, discussed with new clause 41 (Building insurance and section 39 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000), as amended, agreed to. Amendment 157 to clause 32 negatived on division (5 to 8). Clauses 32 and 33 agreed to. Clause 34, discussed with new clause 3 (Prohibition on landlords claiming litigation costs from tenants), agreed to on division (8 to 5). Clauses 35 and 36 agreed to. Clause 37, discussed with Government new clause 8 (Appointment of manager: power to vary or discharge orders), agreed to. Schedule 8, as amended, agreed to. Clause 38 agreed to. Clause 39, as amended, agreed to. Clause 40 agreed to. Written evidence reported to the House.

Clause 26, discussed with Government new clause 6 (Notice of future service charge demands), as amended, agreed to. Clause 27, as amended, agreed to. Amendment 130 to clause 28 negatived on division (5 to 7). Amendment 13 to clause 28 negatived on division (5 to 7). Clause 28 agreed to....

Motion that the draft Voter Identification Regulations 2022, which were laid before this House on 3 November, be approved. Agreed to on division (298 to 199).

Motion that the draft Voter Identification Regulations 2022, which were laid before this House on 3 November, be approved. Agreed to on division (298 to 199).

I beg to move,

That the draft Voter Identification Regulations 2022, which were laid before this House on 3 November, be approved.

This statutory instrument is a key part of how we implement the voter identification policy in the Elections Act 2022. This area was debated extensively during the passage of the...

I beg to move,

That the draft Voter Identification Regulations 2022, which were laid before this House on 3 November, be approved.

This statutory instrument is a key part of how we implement the voter identification policy in the Elections Act 2022. This area was debated extensively during the passage of the...

The Minister mentions the Electoral Commission. It issued a press statement at the weekend that expressed continued concerns about the delays in the Government getting their act together on this policy. It said it was not now sure that all the considerations it wanted taken into account to ensure the...

The Minister mentions the Electoral Commission. It issued a press statement at the weekend that expressed continued concerns about the delays in the Government getting their act together on this policy. It said it was not now sure that all the considerations it wanted taken into account to ensure the...

I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his comments. We absolutely are thinking about how best to implement this policy. In the period while I have been in post, I have already met the Electoral Commission to talk about it. I have spoken to the Association of Electoral Administrators...

I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his comments. We absolutely are thinking about how best to implement this policy. In the period while I have been in post, I have already met the Electoral Commission to talk about it. I have spoken to the Association of Electoral Administrators...

I might be one of the minority on the Opposition Benches who think that what the Government are bringing forward is the right thing. The proof of pudding is in how the voter ID system works in Northern Ireland. The system sets the example for all the UK, and I...

I might be one of the minority on the Opposition Benches who think that what the Government are bringing forward is the right thing. The proof of pudding is in how the voter ID system works in Northern Ireland. The system sets the example for all the UK, and I...

I am extremely grateful to the hon. Gentleman for outlining the importance of these policy changes. I fear it may be the only thing we agree with coming from the Opposition Benches tonight, but he has made an important point and he speaks from experience and more than 15 years...

I am extremely grateful to the hon. Gentleman for outlining the importance of these policy changes. I fear it may be the only thing we agree with coming from the Opposition Benches tonight, but he has made an important point and he speaks from experience and more than 15 years...

As someone who served on the Elections Public Bill Committee, I know that the regulations that the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) referred to were actually brought in under a Labour Government. Might the Minister like to comment on that?

As someone who served on the Elections Public Bill Committee, I know that the regulations that the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) referred to were actually brought in under a Labour Government. Might the Minister like to comment on that?

My hon. Friend is absolutely right, and I look forward to hearing Opposition Front Benchers’ comments in support of this statutory instrument, based on their previous support for strengthening the integrity of our democratic processes.

This SI also sets out the processes for how electors can apply for these documents, both...

My hon. Friend is absolutely right, and I look forward to hearing Opposition Front Benchers’ comments in support of this statutory instrument, based on their previous support for strengthening the integrity of our democratic processes.

This SI also sets out the processes for how electors can apply for these documents, both...

I reassure the Minister that surely the Opposition will support this statutory instrument, because only three weeks ago, my Labour opponent was selected and as part of the rules for the hustings, people had to bring voter ID.

I reassure the Minister that surely the Opposition will support this statutory instrument, because only three weeks ago, my Labour opponent was selected and as part of the rules for the hustings, people had to bring voter ID.

My hon. Friend makes a significant intervention that highlights the importance of consistency, which I am sure will shortly be coming from those on the Opposition Front Bench. Showing photo ID is a part of day-to-day life already, and as the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) has already outlined,...

My hon. Friend makes a significant intervention that highlights the importance of consistency, which I am sure will shortly be coming from those on the Opposition Front Bench. Showing photo ID is a part of day-to-day life already, and as the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) has already outlined,...

I would like to say that it is a pleasure to speak in this debate, but frankly, I am sad that we have reached this point. It is a stain on Britain’s democratic history that, if the Government have their way with these regulations, we will take a historic step...

I would like to say that it is a pleasure to speak in this debate, but frankly, I am sad that we have reached this point. It is a stain on Britain’s democratic history that, if the Government have their way with these regulations, we will take a historic step...

Will the right hon. Member explain why, if the system is so bad, it is used in Labour selections?

Will the right hon. Member explain why, if the system is so bad, it is used in Labour selections?

I have just explained why this is such a tiny, not even significant, minuscule issue that the Government are trying to make hay over, when, in fact, we have fraud that results in people being terrorised by scammers pretending to be their banks. Millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money is...

I have just explained why this is such a tiny, not even significant, minuscule issue that the Government are trying to make hay over, when, in fact, we have fraud that results in people being terrorised by scammers pretending to be their banks. Millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money is...

We heard evidence from the police in the Bill Committee. They thought that the measures on voter ID and the extra measures that we are taking to avoid intimidation would make the Act really useful for them on polling day, so that they can get on with the job that...

We heard evidence from the police in the Bill Committee. They thought that the measures on voter ID and the extra measures that we are taking to avoid intimidation would make the Act really useful for them on polling day, so that they can get on with the job that...

I say to the hon. Member: show us the evidence. Where is the evidence of that? We have not seen the evidence, but we do know that people are choosing between heating and eating this winter. We do know that crime is on the rise and that people just do...

I say to the hon. Member: show us the evidence. Where is the evidence of that? We have not seen the evidence, but we do know that people are choosing between heating and eating this winter. We do know that crime is on the rise and that people just do...

I will make just a few quick comments. My seat of North Swindon, as part of the Swindon Borough Council area, was part of one of the initial pilots in 2017 or 2018, so I want to make a few observations. First, turnout was up, not down. Secondly, when the...

I will make just a few quick comments. My seat of North Swindon, as part of the Swindon Borough Council area, was part of one of the initial pilots in 2017 or 2018, so I want to make a few observations. First, turnout was up, not down. Secondly, when the...