Tag Archives: Electoral Commission

Allowances,pay and expenses

Lord Soley 16/05/2009 – 9:57 pm

I don't approve of very long posts on blogs but the present scandal over expenses is so serious that I thought I should re-publish a paper I wrote some 18 months ago. It was similar to the evidence I gave to Sir John Baker last year and more recently Sir Christopher Kelly. I considered re-writing it to take account of the current situation but I believe the central argument remains the same.   […]

Written at 9:57 pm on 16/05/2009, by Lord Soley


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In committee

Lord Norton 01/05/2009 – 9:22 am

I had some success in Committee on the Political Parties and Elections Bill yesterday in moving an amendment to stipulate that the Secretary of State must reply within six months to a report from the Electoral Commission.  Under the Political Parties. Elections amd Referendums Act 2000, the Commission may make reports to the Secretary of State, and the Secretary of State may require a report from […]

Written at 9:22 am on 01/05/2009, by Lord Norton


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Individual registration

Lord Norton 03/03/2009 – 7:30 pm

As regular readers will know, I have long supported individual electoral registration.  It provides for far greater security than the existing arrangements.   This is also the view taken by the Electoral Commission and, according to survey data produced by the Committee on Standards in Public Life, most of the public as well.  I am delighted that the Government have now accepted the case for […]

Written at 7:30 pm on 03/03/2009, by Lord Norton


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Consulting on the electoral register

Lord Norton 29/11/2008 – 12:19 pm

In an earlier post, on 27 August, I drew attention to the result of a survey of showing that 98 per cent of electoral registration officers favoured getting rid of the practice of selling the electoral register to commercial bodies.   Citizens have by law to supply data about themselves for electoral purposes.  I have always opposed that data then being sold.  Electors can opt out of being on […]

Written at 12:19 pm on 29/11/2008, by Lord Norton


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MP's expenses

Lord Soley 24/05/2008 – 9:34 pm

In view of recent comments I thought you might like to read the evidence I submitted to Sir John Baker's review. Dear Sir John,                            Review of MPs’ pay and pensions             I am writing as the former Chairman of the Parliamentary Labour Party (1997-2001). In that capacity I gave evidence to the SSRB on a previous review.        […]

Written at 9:34 pm on 24/05/2008, by Lord Soley


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