Yes, I certainly do. Obviously there are issues about literacy—about being able to read—language, and style. We have all seen forms produced by bureaucracies that are long, complicated and intimidating when they need to be catchy. If one wanted to persuade someone to subscribe to Sky television, one would not use an electoral registration form. I do not mean that completely as a joke; it is true. To capture someone's attention, it is necessary to make them interested and make it easy, and ensure that there is a follow-up system; but electoral registration systems are not focused in that way. There are limited resources, and some people may say, ““We have sent a form through. What more can we do?”” A lot more could be done if we were serious. The worry is that people are not serious.
Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill
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Geraint Davies
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 19 October 2010.
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