Clause 4 - Electoral commission report
European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill
3:30 pm
Mr Christopher Leslie (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs; Shipley, Labour)
The hon. Gentleman is being too prescriptive about what the Electoral Commission should do. As I said earlier, although hon. Members may think that this is a small point, there is a principle in striking the right balance between giving guidance to the commission and not being over-prescriptive; some hon. Members seem to suggest that we should be over-prescriptive. I hope that the amendment will be withdrawn.