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According to the Salisbury Convention, the House of Lords gives a second reading to government bills that seek to implement manifesto commitments, does not subject manifesto bills to wrecking amendments and returns manifesto bills to the Commons in reasonable time. This House of Lords Library Briefing examines the development of the convention and looks at the debates on how it applied after the 2010 and 2017 general elections, which both produced a hung parliament.
According to the Salisbury Convention, the House of Lords gives a second reading to government bills that seek to implement manifesto commitments, does not subject manifesto bills to wrecking amendments and returns manifesto bills to the Commons in reasonable time. This House of Lords Library Briefing examines the development of...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the number of (1) electors, (2) postal votes cast, and (3) proxy votes applied for, in the Peterborough constituency for (a) the general election in 2010 and (b) the by-election on 6 June.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the number of (1) electors, (2) postal votes cast, and (3) proxy votes applied for, in the Peterborough constituency for (a) the general election in 2010 and (b) the by-election on 6 June.
Data on the number of electors, postal votes cast, and proxy votes applied for in general elections or by-elections are not collected by the Government.
This House of Lords Library briefing provides information on official financial assistance provided to opposition parties and the Convenor of the Crossbench Peers in the House of Lords.
This House of Lords Library briefing provides information on official financial assistance provided to opposition parties and the Convenor of the Crossbench Peers in the House of Lords.
This Note provides a summary of the proposals for reform of the House of Lords that were made during the 2010–15 parliament.
This Note provides a summary of the proposals for reform of the House of Lords that were made during the 2010–15 parliament.
To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, which wards, in which town, county and constituency had a postal vote turnout greater than 90 per cent at the last General Election.
To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, which wards, in which town, county and constituency had a postal vote turnout greater than 90 per cent at the last General Election.
The Electoral Commission does not hold the data requested at ward level.
The Commission collects electoral data at each set of polls. In nearly all cases these are collected down to the level of individual contests, which means that it only holds ward level data for local elections.
To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, which 100 wards in which town, county and constituency had the lowest turnout for voting in person at the last General Election.
To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, which 100 wards in which town, county and constituency had the lowest turnout for voting in person at the last General Election.
The Electoral Commission informs me that it does not hold the data requested at ward level.
The Commission collects electoral data at each set of polls. In nearly all cases these are collected down to the level of individual contests, which means that it only holds ward level data for local elections.
To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission (1) in which 100 wards in which constituency in the UK turnout for voting at the polling station was lowest at the 2010 general election;
To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission (1) in which 100 wards in which constituency in the UK turnout for voting at the polling station was lowest at the 2010 general election;
The Electoral Commission does not hold the data requested at ward level. The Commission collects electoral data at each set of polls down to the level of individual contests, which means that it holds only ward level data for local elections.
(2) in which local authority wards in which constituency postal ballot turnout was greater than 90 per cent at the 2010 general election.
Chris Ruane:
(2) in which local authority wards in which constituency postal ballot turnout was greater than 90 per cent at the 2010 general election.
Chris Ruane:
The Electoral Commission does not hold the data requested at ward level. The Commission collects electoral data at each set of polls down to the level of individual contests, which means that it holds only ward level data for local elections.
To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission what the postal vote turnout was as a proportion of all votes cast in each UK parliamentary constituency at the 2010 general election.
To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission what the postal vote turnout was as a proportion of all votes cast in each UK parliamentary constituency at the 2010 general election.
The Electoral Commission has placed the answer to the hon. Member's question in the Library.
To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, how many postal votes there were as a proportion of those issued in the top 100 constituencies in turnout ranked order at the 2010 General Election.
To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, how many postal votes there were as a proportion of those issued in the top 100 constituencies in turnout ranked order at the 2010 General Election.
The Electoral Commission informs me that a table showing the (a) number of postal votes issued as a proportion of the total electorate and (b) number of postal votes returned as a proportion of the number issued, across the 100 constituencies with the highest turnout at the 2010 general election, has been deposited in the Library.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many remand prisoners voted in the May 2010 General Election.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many remand prisoners voted in the May 2010 General Election.
Information on the number of remand prisoners who vote in UK elections is not collected.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to rebalance the membership of the House of Lords in line with the share of the vote secured by the political parties in the last general election.[HL171]
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to rebalance the membership of the House of Lords in line with the share of the vote secured by the political parties in the last general election.[HL171]
It remains the Government’s intention that appointments to the House of Lords will be made with the objective of creating a second Chamber that is reflective of the share of the vote secured by the political parties in the last general election.
The Prime Minister exercises his powers in relation to appointments to the House of Lords in order to deliver this coalition commitment and will continue to keep numbers under review.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hill of Oareford on 12 February (WA 146), whether the Prime Minister has undertaken any discussions with the leaders of minor political parties concerning the nomination of their members to take seats in the House of Lords in...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hill of Oareford on 12 February (WA 146), whether the Prime Minister has undertaken any discussions with the leaders of minor political parties concerning the nomination of their members to take seats in the House of Lords in...
In line with the practice of previous Administrations, details of such discussions are not normally disclosed.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what were the costs of freepost election address mailings to each elector or household (1) in the 2010 General Election, from each candidate and (2) in the 2009 European Election, from each party list; and what were the costs on a per elector basis in...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what were the costs of freepost election address mailings to each elector or household (1) in the 2010 General Election, from each candidate and (2) in the 2009 European Election, from each party list; and what were the costs on a per elector basis in...
The total cost of election mailings at the 2010 general election was £28,655,271 for England and Wales, and £2,055,519 for Scotland. The average cost per elector was 71p in England and Wales, and 53p in Scotland.
The total cost of election mailings at the 2009 European election was £35,439,760 for England and Wales, and £2,719,070 for Scotland. The average cost per elector was 88p in England and Wales, and 71p in Scotland.
Figures are not specifically available for London.
Not all parties and candidates would have sought delivery of an election mailing to every elector/household in any constituency or electoral region, and will have chosen either to have them delivered per elector or per household which would attract different costs.
Therefore, average costs have been provided to reflect the actual overall expenditure divided by the relevant electorate.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hill of Oareford on 13 February (WA 165) stating that they have no further plans for legislation to reform the House of Lords in this Parliament, whether they intend to appoint further Members to reflect the outcome of...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hill of Oareford on 13 February (WA 165) stating that they have no further plans for legislation to reform the House of Lords in this Parliament, whether they intend to appoint further Members to reflect the outcome of...
As stated in the programme for government, appointments will be made to the House of Lords with the objective of creating a second Chamber that reflects the share of the vote secured by the political parties at the last general election.
The Government believe that the question of the optimum size of the House of Lords can only be addressed appropriately in legislation for comprehensive reform.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Strathclyde on 8 January (WA 55) stating that it was the continued intention of the Government of making Lords appointments “with the objective of creating a second chamber that is reflective of the share of the vote taken...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Strathclyde on 8 January (WA 55) stating that it was the continued intention of the Government of making Lords appointments “with the objective of creating a second chamber that is reflective of the share of the vote taken...
Details of appointments to the House of Lords are available in the Libraries of the House.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Strathclyde on 19 November (WA 320), when they expect to start on the process of achieving the objective of creating a second Chamber that is reflective of the share of the vote secured by the political parties in...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Strathclyde on 19 November (WA 320), when they expect to start on the process of achieving the objective of creating a second Chamber that is reflective of the share of the vote secured by the political parties in...
It remains the Government’s continued intention that Lords appointments will be made with the objective of creating a second Chamber that is reflective of the share of the vote secured by the political parties in the last general election, and this commitment is taken into account by the Prime Minister when making appointments.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Strathclyde on 7 November (WA 210), whether the Prime Minister intends to fulfil his commitment to ensure that the composition of the House of Lords reflects the share of votes secured by each political party at the most...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Strathclyde on 7 November (WA 210), whether the Prime Minister intends to fulfil his commitment to ensure that the composition of the House of Lords reflects the share of votes secured by each political party at the most...
It is the Government's continued intention that Lords appointments will be made with the objective of creating a second chamber that is reflective of the share of the vote secured by the political parties in the last general election.