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Elections Bill

I very much agree with the thrust of the comments of the noble Lord, Lord Scriven. In the light of that, would he apply a similar argument to the extension of the franchise, contained in a different part of this Bill, to some 2 million overseas

electors who have not been in the country for 40, 50 or 60 years and do not pay taxes here? Does he agree that that is an oddity in our electoral system as well?

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
820 c1289 
Session
2021-22
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
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