Perhaps I may add to that. I am well aware of what the noble Lord, Lord Tyler, is saying. I suggested that we should have the informal ad hoc committee because I felt that the commission was not in touch with the real world, where people met electors. The Government had a bar on people who were formerly election agents—that is, professional election agents—but I felt that that was ridiculous, because the professional election agents had the skill and expertise, and they knew exactly what was realistic and unrealistic. However, the point I am making is that we are putting more and more responsibility on the Electoral Commission, and there should be strong liaison between the Government and the Electoral Commission to see that the commission is up to the job that it has been given.
Electoral Registration and Administration Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Martin of Springburn
(Crossbench)
in the House of Lords on Monday, 29 October 2012.
It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL)
and
Debate on bills on Electoral Registration and Administration Bill.
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