Parliamentary Constituencies Bill - Commons Reasons – in the House of Lords at 2:45 pm on 26 November 2020.
Moved by Lord Tyler
At end add “and do propose Amendment 8B in lieu—
8B: Insert the following new Clause—“Improving completeness of electoral registers for purposes of boundary reviews(1) Within a year of this Act coming into force, the Secretary of State must lay before Parliament proposals for improving the completeness of electoral registers for purposes of boundary reviews.(2) The proposals in subsection (1) may include requirements for the Department for Work and Pensions to notify individuals of the criteria for eligibility to vote and of the process for making an application to join the register when they are issued with a new National Insurance number, and to encourage them to do so.””
Ayes 129, Noes 276.