M
Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 20 January 2025
Debate
Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2025Contribution
However, we need to be careful that we do not leave it so open that it is open for abuse. The one aspect that concerns me is that we take the word of the people who fill out the canvass forms. Not enough checks of details are carried out to ensure that people live where they say they live and are resident at that address. I would like to see much more of that happen, with people employed to enforce it and ensure that it happens.
About Hansard
Hansard is the official verbatim record of proceedings in the UK Parliament. Every word spoken in the Commons and Lords is recorded and published — this page is a single contribution from that record.