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Parliament's record since 1997: debates, questions, statements, votes, bills, committees and members' interests

Where MPs Stand

Sourced briefings on the record of Parliament

Voter engagement in the UK

Inquiry by the Political and Constitutional Reform Committee, 16 January 2014 to 26 January 2015. Its page on the Parliament website.

Reports and responses

Evidence sessions

  • 27 February 2014: Glenn Gottfried, Quantitative Research Fellow, Institute for Public Policy Research, and Sarah Birch, Professor of Comparative Politics, University of Glasgow; Professor Patrick Dunleavy, Co-Director, Democratic Audit, and Richard Berry, Managing Editor, Democratic Audit (at 10:45 am).
  • 13 March 2014: Ruth Fox, Director, Hansard Society; Jessica Garland, Research Officer, and Will Brett, Head of Media, Electoral Reform Society (at 10.45am).
  • 20 March 2014: David Babbs, Executive Director, 38 Degrees; Toni Pearce, President, National Union of Students (at 10.45 am).
  • 3 April 2014: Michael Sani, Managing Director, and Oliver Sidorczuk, Policy Coordinator, Bite the Ballot; Dr Toby S. James, University of East Anglia (at 10.45am).
  • 1 May 2014: John Turner, Chief Executive, Association of Electoral Administrators, Rob Holland, Public Affairs and Parliamentary Lead and Ismail Kaji, Parliamentary Affairs Assisstant, Mencap, and Hugh Huddy, Campaigns Officer, RNIB
  • 8 May 2014: Dr Maria Sobolewska, University of Manchester, Professor Anthony Heath, Universities of Manchester and Oxford, and Simon Woolley, Director, Operation Black Vote
  • 5 June 2014: Nigel Slack, Sheffield for Democracy, Professor Matt Flinders and Professor Hendrik Wagenaar, University of Sheffield, Alasdair Buckle, President, Eleanor Thompson, Student Voice Manager, and Richard Eastall, Director of Membership Services, University of Sheffield Students' Union, and John Tomlinson, Electoral Services Manager, Sheffield City Council
  • 19 June 2014: Sue Inglish, Head of Politcal Programmes, Analysis and Research, and Ric Bailey, Chief Adviser, Politics, BBC; Damian Lyons Lowe, Chief Executive, and Patrick Brione, Director of Research, Survation; Fran O'Leary, Director of Strategy and Innovation, Lodestone
  • 3 July 2014: Jenny Watson, Chair, Phil Thompson, Research and Evaluation Manager, and Alex Robertson, Director of Communications, Electoral Commission
  • 10 July 2014: Dr Rebecca Rumbul, Wales Governance Centre, Cardiff University, Dr Cristina Leston-Bandeira, University of Hull, Professor Susan Banducci and Professor Daniel Stevens, University of Exeter
  • 4 September 2014: Jenny Watson, Chair, Andrew Scallan, Director of Electoral Administration, and Phil Thompson, Research and Evaluation Manager, Electoral Commission; Paul Lankester, Electoral Registration Officer for Stratford on Avon, and Dr Dave Smith, Electoral Registration Officer for Sunderland
  • 9 September 2014: Sam Gyimah MP, Minister for the Constitution, Cabinet Office
  • 13 October 2014: Mark Williams, Electoral Registration Officer for East Devon District Council, Kevin Finan, Chief Executive, Mid Devon District Council, Roger Casale, Chair, and Sami Badini, New Europeans