§ Mrs. MayTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (1) what plans the Government have to review the electoral system used for elections to(a) the office of London Mayor, (b) the Greater London Assembly, (c) the Scottish Parliament and (d) the Welsh Assembly; and if he will make a statement on the structure and timing of any review; [42777]
(2) if he will make a statement on the Government's plans to implement the recommendations of the Jenkins Commission on changing the voting system for the House. [42780]
§ Mr. ByersIn our manifesto setting out our intentions for this Parliament, we said we would review the experience of the new electoral systems for the devolved Assemblies, the European Parliament and the Greater London Assembly, together with the report of the Independent Commission on the Voting System chaired by Lord Jenkins, to assess whether changes might be made to the electoral system for the House of Commons. We have no plans for other reviews of voting systems.
§ Mrs. MayTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what plans the Government have to review the closed list electoral system for the European Parliament; and if he will make a statement on the structure and timing of the review. [42776]
§ Mr. ByersA Home Office review of the 1999 European Parliamentary election, published in May 2000, and available on the DTLR website, included a review of the effect of the closed list voting system on turnout.