Prisoners: Voting Rights — Statement

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 2:29 pm on 22 November 2012.

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Photo of Baroness Seccombe Baroness Seccombe Conservative 2:29, 22 November 2012

My Lords, many people serve up to 50% of their sentence in prison and the remainder on release when, of course, they could exercise their vote. So are we not fulfilling our obligation to the ECHR already?