Elections: Voting Systems Debate

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Department: Ministry of Justice

Elections: Voting Systems

Lord Maclennan of Rogart Excerpts
Tuesday 5th October 2010

(14 years, 1 month ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord McNally Portrait Lord McNally
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I think none whatever, because our reform programme will certainly underpin the primacy of the House of Commons.

Lord Maclennan of Rogart Portrait Lord Maclennan of Rogart
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My Lords, bearing in mind the valuable report of the Electoral Commission on the alternative vote and the arrangements that it has in mind, will the Government make sure that the information that comes to every voter at home is delivered sufficiently close to the vote being cast to ensure that the maximum number of people participating understand exactly which choice is the right one?