I was pleased to give evidence to the Committee on 10 February.

  One of the items covered during that session was my Committee's efforts in continuing to press for the introduction of individual voter registration—which up to that point had not borne fruit. You will know that the Government have now announced plans to introduce individual registration as well as other measures to improve the comprehensiveness of the electoral register. I have concerns about the timetable proposed. But I am sure that you will agree with me that this is nevertheless an important step in restoring public confidence in the integrity of our electoral registration system.

March 2009