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  Elections Bill - Clause 15 - Strategy and Policy Statement
  
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  @ MP voted aye to enable the Speaker's Committee of MPs to examine the Electoral Commission's performance in respect of the Government's strategic and policy priorities relating to elections.
  
  @ MP voted no against the Speaker's Committee of MPs being empowered to examine the Electoral Commission's performance in respect of the Government's strategic and policy priorities relating to elections.
  
  
  The majority of MPs voted to enable the Speaker's Committee of MPs to examine the Electoral Commission's performance in respect of the Government's strategic and policy priorities relating to elections.
  
  
  MPs were considering the Elections Bill.[1][2][3]
  
  The motion supported by the majority of MPs in this vote was:
  
  :That this House disagrees with Lords amendment 23
  
  Lords amendment 23 stated:[4]
  
  :Leave out Clause 15
  
  Explanatory notes to the Bill[2] stated:
  
  :Clause 15 inserts new section 13ZA into [https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/41/contents PPERA]. This new section expands the role of the Speakerâs Committee to include a power to examine the performance by the Commission of their duty in relation to the Statement
  
  
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  * [1] [https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3020 Parliament's webpage on the Elections Bill], Parliament.uk
  * [2] [https://bills.parliament.uk/publications/44762/documents/1267 Elections Bill as brought from the Commons, 18 January 2022], Parliament.uk
  * [3] [https://bills.parliament.uk/publications/45004/documents/1332 Explanatory notes to the Elections Bill, 31 January 2022], Parliament.uk
  * [4] [https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/58-02/0305/210305.pdf Lords Amendments to the Elections Bill, 26 April 2022], Parliament.uk
  * [5] [https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/58-02/0305/en/210305en.pdf Explanatory Notes to Lords Amendments to the Elections Bill, 26 April 2022], Parliament.uk
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