HL Deb 25 July 1996 vol 574 c148WA
Lord Mason of Barnsley

asked the Chairman of Committees:

Whether he will institute a more effective system for recording Lords' attendances.

The Chairman of Committees (Lord Boston of Faversham)

Experiments are taking place to collate records of Lords' attendances automatically using OMR (Optical Mark Reader) technology and the Clerks have experimented with the use of a personal computer at the Table. To automate the actual recording of attendances in the Chamber, for instance by the use of smart cards, is not under consideration at this stage.