§ Margaret MoranTo ask the President of the Council what consultation he intends to undertake in introducing e-democracy to Parliament. [34745]
§ Mr. Robin CookThe memorandum I presented to the Modernisation Committee before Christmas set out my desire to improve the way in which new technologies are used at Westminster. I welcome views from all Members on how we might better utilise Information and Communications Technologies in the House of Commons.
In addition, the Government will publish later this year a consultation paper on e-democracy and online consultation. We hope that this will inform the use of new technologies in Parliament and we will be seeking views from the public and Members of Parliament, including via e-mail, in response to that document.