New Clause 1
Political Parties and Elections Bill
12:45 pm
Eleanor Laing (Shadow Minister, Justice; Epping Forest, Conservative)
Yes, so the number that came off the register was not 120,000, but 70,000, because 50,000 went back on. This is exactly my point about pilots and about learning from Northern Ireland. There were unintended consequences, as there often are with this type of legislation, but the Government then put the situation right. That is what is important. Can the hon. Gentleman explain where those 70,000 people are and why they do not register?