Alistair Lexden asked the final oral question of the first Session of the current Parliament in the Lords on May 12 (a new Session, opened by the Queen, begins on May 18). His question drew attention to the estimated 7.5 million eligible voters missing from the electoral register.
The question also called on the government to consider the use of electronic poll books to avoid a recurrence of the problems seen in local and regional elections the previous week when electors were turned away from polling stations.
Follow the link to see the exchanges in the Lords on May 12… Hansard