Lord Cormack
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Lord Wallace of Saltaire
My Lords, you can register online on smartphones. The Government are also using social and other media to add links to the registration website and to remind people as they use social media that now is the time to register to vote.
Lord Cormack (Con)
My Lords, I am sure that we all wish my noble friend success in his mission to Tower Hamlets this evening. Could I ask him to reconsider the Government’s attitude on compulsory registration? It would really be very sensible, and I am glad to see noble Lords opposite nodding. I hope the Government will consider it.
Lord Wallace of Saltaire
My Lords, the Government are not convinced about compulsory voting, which raises some large questions about the relationship between the citizen and the state—