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  Trade Union Bill - Publication of a Strategy for the Rollout of Secure Electronic Balloting
  
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  @ MP voted aye against requiring the publication of a strategy for the rollout of secure electronic balloting.
  @ MP voted no to require the publication of a strategy for the rollout of secure electronic balloting.
  
  The majority of MPs voted against requiring the publication of a strategy for the rollout of secure electronic balloting.
  
  MPs were considering the Trade Union Bill[1]. 
  
  The motion supported by the majority of MPs in this vote was:
  
  :That amendment (a) to Lords amendment 2 be made.
  
  Lords amendment 2[2] sought to introduce a new clause titled: ''Electronic balloting - Provision for electronic balloting: review and piloting scheme'' and stating:
  
  :(1)    The Secretary of State shall commission an independent review, the report of which shall be laid before each House of Parliament, on the delivery of secure methods of electronic balloting for the purpose of ballots held under section 226 of the 1992 Act (requirement of ballot before action by trade union). 
  
  :(2)   The use of pilot schemes shall be permitted to inform the design and implementation of electronic balloting before it is rolled out across union strike ballots. 
  
  
  :(3)    The Secretary of State must consider the report and publish and lay before each House of Parliament a strategy for the rollout of secure electronic balloting. 
  
  :(4)    For the purpose of preparing the strategy under subsection (3), the Secretary of State must consult relevant organisations including professionals from expert associations to seek their advice and recommendations.
    	
  :(5)    The review under subsection (1) shall be commissioned within 6 months of the passing of this Act.â
  
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  Commons amendment 2A[3] stated:
  
  :Line  13,  leave  out  from  âParliamentâ  to  end  of  line  14  and  insert  âhis  or  her response to itâ
  
  Line 13 is within subclause (3) and the impact of the rejected amendment would have been to remove the requirement to publish "a strategy for the rollout of secure electronic balloting".
  
  During the debate prior to the vote Kevin Brennan MP stated[4]:
  
  :Government amendment (a) would revise Lords amendment 2 so that Ministers are required only to publish a response to the review, but need not take further action to actually introduce e-balloting. 
  
  It appears "amendment (a) to to Lords amendment 2" and "Commons amendment 2A" are two different ways of describing the same amendment.   
  
  
  * [1] [http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2015-16/tradeunion.html Parliament's webpage on the Trade Union Bill]
  * [2] [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/2015-2016/0165/16165.1-7.html Amendment paper containing Lords amendment 2]
  * [3] [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/lbill/2015-2016/0119/16119.pdf Amendment paper containing amendment 2A]
  * [4] [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2016-04-27b.1471.2#g1481.0 Kevin Brennan MP, (Labour, Cardiff West), House of Commons, 27 April 2016]
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