I suspect that my hon. Friend the Member for Cities of London and Westminster (Mark Field) is right: the officials would probably use the electoral register to check the names and addresses that people give. Would my hon. Friend agree, though, that there are a multitude of reasons why somebody's name might not yet be on the electoral register at a particular address, so that does not mean that they have given a false name and address? The register may not yet have been updated. Would it not be worrying if local officials were handing out fixed penalty notices or fines on the basis of who is on the electoral register?
London Local Authorities Bill [Lords]
Proceeding contribution from
Philip Davies
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 7 December 2011.
It occurred during Debate on bills on London Local Authorities Bill [Lords].
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