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Scheduled Event - Friday 14th June
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Commons - Private Members' Bills - Main Chamber
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers (Abolition of By-Elections)) (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading
MP: John Spellar
Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Apr. 25 2024

Source Page: Report by the Head of OSCE Mission to Moldova, April 2024: UK response
Document: Report by the Head of OSCE Mission to Moldova, April 2024: UK response (webpage)

Found: The importance of upcoming Presidential elections and a referendum on Moldova’s EU ambition have attracted


Scottish Government Publication (Research and analysis)
Constitution Directorate
Justice Directorate

Apr. 25 2024

Source Page: Building a New Scotland: Justice in an independent Scotland
Document: Justice in an independent Scotland : Paper 13 (PDF)

Found: both physical and virtual and there have been several instances of the use of cyber to undermine elections


Commons Chamber
Business of the House - Thu 25 Apr 2024
Leader of the House

Mentions:
1: Lucy Powell (LAB - Manchester Central) I see that on the day we return after the local elections there is a general debate. - Speech Link
2: Lucy Powell (LAB - Manchester Central) as the Criminal Justice Bill and the Sentencing Bill is not coming forward the week after the local elections - Speech Link
3: Dawn Butler (Lab - Brent Central) greatest national security risks facing the UK, and misinformation and disinformation cause risks to elections - Speech Link
4: Sarah Owen (Lab - Luton North) MPs, but in just days residents across Bedfordshire will vote in the police and crime commissioner elections - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Thu 25 Apr 2024
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: Nia Griffith (Lab - Llanelli) With local and national elections on the horizon, it is vital that voters can have full confidence in - Speech Link
2: Oliver Dowden (Con - Hertsmere) I have considerable concerns about deepfakes being used in the upcoming elections. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Ofsted’s Work with Schools - Thu 25 Apr 2024
Scotland Office

Mentions:
1: Robin Walker (Con - Worcester) The pressures of local elections mean that many Members who contributed to the report cannot be in the - Speech Link


Grand Committee
Educational Trips and Exchanges - Thu 25 Apr 2024
Department for Education

Mentions:
1: Earl of Clancarty (XB - Excepted Hereditary) will do bilateral deals, which becomes more of a threat the better the Eurosceptic parties do in the elections - Speech Link


Scottish Parliament Debate - Main Chamber
Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3 - Thu 25 Apr 2024

Mentions:
1: Ewing, Annabelle (SNP - Cowdenbeath) subject matter—that is, whether it modifies the electoral system and franchise for Scottish parliamentary elections - Speech Link


Scottish Parliamentary Research (SPICe)
Intergovernmental activity update Q1 2024
Apr. 25 2024
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This update gives an overview of intergovernmental activity of relevance to the Scottish Parliament between the Scottish Government and the UK Government, the Welsh Government, and the Northern Ireland Executive during quarter one (January-March) of 2024.

Found: Four Interministerial Groups (IMGs) met during the reporting period: •TheInterministerial Group for Elections


Written Question
Veterans: Identity Cards
Thursday 25th April 2024

Asked by: Duncan Baker (Conservative - North Norfolk)

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has had discussions with the Minister for the Cabinet Office on the potential merits of designating veterans ID cards as an accepted form of voter identification at polling stations.

Answered by Simon Hoare - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)

The Government reviewed the list of accepted identification as part of the wider evaluation of the impact and implementation of voter identification at the May 2023 local elections in England. We concluded that, at this time, there are no suitable additions to be made to this list. This review included consideration of the Veteran Card.