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Electoral Administration Bill

Debate on bills on Wednesday, 7 June 2006, in the House of Lords, led by Baroness Ashton of Upholland. The answering member was Baroness Hanham.
Electoral Administration Bill. Lords Third reading and debate on amendments. Motion that Bill do now pass agreed to on question. Bill passed and returned to Commons with amendments.
Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
682 c1272-335 
Session
2005-06
Legislative stage
Third reading
Procedure
New clauses
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Electoral Administration Bill. As amended on Report (HL).
Monday, 15 May 2006
Bills
House of Lords
Proceeding contributions
Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 682 c1314-6 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 61:"Page 80, line 42, at end insert—" ““(   )   Part 5A of Schedule 1 amends t...
Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 682 c1314 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 56:"Page 75, line 42, at end insert—" ““(dc)   section 71U(1),”” The noble Ba...

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Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 682 c1313-4 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 55:"Page 75, line 3, at end insert—" ““(c)   in Northern Ireland, the county c...
Lord Campbell-Savours | 682 c1316-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall briefly intervene here. I wanted to find a peg this evening on which to hang an is...
Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 682 c1320 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 64:"Page 89, line 33, leave out paragraph (b)." On Question, amendment agreed t...
Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 682 c1319-20 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 63:"After Clause 60, insert the following new clause—" ““REGULATION OF LOANS E...
Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 682 c1317-9 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 62:"After Clause 60, insert the following new clause—" ““REGULATION OF LOANS: ...
Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 682 c1317 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is very difficult at Third Reading to pick up something that is clearly significant, gi...
Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 682 c1335 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that this Bill do now pass. Moved, That the Bill do now pass.—(Baroness Ash...
Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 682 c1335 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendments Nos. 80 and 81:"Page 122, line 2, column 2, at end insert- ““(   )   in paragraph 2...
Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 682 c1335 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 79:"Page 119, line 31, at end insert—" In section 12 of the European Parliamen...
Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 682 c1320-31 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendments Nos. 65 to 68:"Page 107, line 29, column 2, at end insert- ““(c) At an election hel...
Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 682 c1332-4 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendments Nos. 70 to 78: Page 118, line 30, at end insert— "In section 24 (office-holder...
Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 682 c1331-2 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 69: Page 118, line 30, at end insert— "In section 3 (appointment of Elector...
Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 682 c1312-3 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendments Nos. 50 to 54:"Page 68, line 35, leave out ““that subsection”” and insert ““subsect...
Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 682 c1312 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendments Nos. 32 to 48:"Page 68, line 4, leave out ““transaction or transactions”” and inser...
Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 682 c1310 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 29:"Page 67, line 24, at end insert—" ““(14) This section does not apply to a ...
Lord Kingsland | 682 c1308 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I think the House is entitled to conclude that if the noble Baroness cannot give your Lord...
Lord Goodhart | 682 c1312 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am glad that the Government have taken on board this point, which I raised originally. I...
Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 682 c1310-2 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 31:"Page 68, line 3, at end insert—""““““relevant benefit””, in relation to any ...
Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 682 c1307 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have to be honest—particularly when I am dealing with aspects of law because I know perf...
Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 682 c1307 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the reason I did not answer the question that the noble Lord, Lord Kingsland, quite rightl...
Lord Kingsland | 682 c1307 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, to say so does great credit to the noble Baroness.
Lord Kingsland | 682 c1307 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness for responding in that way; even though what she said ...
Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 682 c1305-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am sorry to find myself in a different place from that of both noble Lords, although I s...
Lord Goodhart | 682 c1305 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, Members on these Benches support the amendment moved by the noble Lord, Lord Kingsland, on...
Lord Kingsland | 682 c1304-5 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 27:"Page 65, line 39, leave out ““ought reasonably to have known”” and insert ““...
Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 682 c1304 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Kingsland, for his support. All I can say to the nob...
Lord Kingsland | 682 c1303-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I entirely understand the concern of the noble Lord, Lord Goodhart. On the other hand, I s...
Lord Goodhart | 682 c1303 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have to say that that causes me some concern, because if someone makes a loan of £4,900 ...
Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 682 c1277-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness for her comments on the role I played on this, and I thank your...
Lord Garden | 682 c1279-81 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I rise to support the government amendment and, for the first time during this process, I ...
Baroness Hanham | 682 c1272-6 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 1:"After Clause 9, insert the following new clause—" ““REGISTRATION OF SERVICE...
Lord Astor of Hever | 682 c1276-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I support my noble friend Lady Hanham. Following her eloquent description of the issue at ...
Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 682 c1290-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken. I seem to be setting myself a trend by b...
Lord Campbell-Savours | 682 c1289-90 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I had not intended to speak, as I thought after the very substantial debate that we had on...
Lord Rennard | 682 c1288-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the amendment raises issues that are very much at the heart of the fundamental purpose of ...
Baroness Hanham | 682 c1285-7 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 4:"After Clause 13, insert the following new clause—" ““REGISTRATION: PERSONAL...
Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 682 c1299 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendments Nos. 11 to 18:"Page 61, line 8, leave out ““member of the House of Commons”” and in...
Lord Goodhart | 682 c1300 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 19:"Page 62, line 23, at end insert—" ““(5A)   An agreement or arrangement ent...
Lord Kingsland | 682 c1301 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am most grateful for that correction. The obligation to repay them would be immediate bu...
Lord Kingsland | 682 c1300 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Goodhart, and I often find ourselves in harmony on many of his amendm...
Lord Goodhart | 682 c1300-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am sorry to interrupt, and I am grateful to the noble Lord for giving way. However, the ...
Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 682 c1303 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the answer to the question is no, it would not. The basis of our amendment—I shall put thi...
Lord Goodhart | 682 c1303 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I seek clarification on this. I quite understand that it is impossible to predict the valu...
Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 682 c1301-3 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 20:"Page 63, line 18, at end insert—" ““(4) For the purposes of subsections (1...
Lord Goodhart | 682 c1301 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I remain unconvinced by the argument against my amendments but, in view of the remarks mad...
Baroness Hanham | 682 c1292-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for her passionate reply—I was going to say, ““by her standards””, bu...
Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 682 c1295 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 5:"Page 37, line 22, leave out ““(da) (inserted by section 14(3)(b))”” and inser...
Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 682 c1295 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 6:"Page 37, line 24, leave out ““(db)”” and insert ““(da)””" On Question, amend...
Lord Goodhart | 682 c1295-6 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 7:"Page 54, line 22, leave out ““five”” and insert ““12””" The noble Lord said:...
Lord Greaves | 682 c1296-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall say a few brief words; it is the only time I intend to speak at Third Reading. I t...
Lord Goodhart | 682 c1297 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister. I also thank my noble friend Lord Greaves for his sensible ...
Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 682 c1297 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Greaves, for his kind remarks. We think that this is a propor...
Lord Goodhart | 682 c1297 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 8:"Page 55, line 17, leave out ““““five”””” and insert ““““12””””" On Question,...
Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 682 c1298-9 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 10:"Page 61, line 5, leave out ““member of the House of Commons”” and insert ““h...
Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 682 c1284-5 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 2:"After Clause 12, insert the following new clause—" ““REGISTRATION IN PURSUA...
Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 682 c1301 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Kingsland, and I find ourselves in agreement on the amendment, which ...
Lord Goodhart | 682 c1297 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 9:"Page 56, line 12, leave out ““five”” and insert ““12””" On Question, amendme...
Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 682 c1314 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendments Nos. 57 to 60:"Page 77, line 35, after ““give”” insert ““—" (a)   ”” Page 77, lin...
Baroness Hanham | 682 c1281-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank both the Minister and the noble Lord, Lord Garden, for what they said. I also than...
Notes
Correction made to division list in Lord Minutes of 8th June 2006: in Division No 2 Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank should have been recorded as voting Content instead of Lord Rogers of Riverside.
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