Oral evidence transcripts

Inquiry Government formation post-election

Witnesses David Natzler, Acting Clerk of the House of Commons, Paul Evans, Clerk of the Journals; Rt Hon Annette Brooke OBE MP, Chair, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Party, Baroness Brinton, President, Liberal Democrats; John Cryer MP, Chair, Parliamentary Labour Party; Sir Jeremy Heywood, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service; Mr Graham Brady MP, Chair, 1922 Committee

Inquiry Constitutional implications of draft Scotland clauses

Witnesses Dr Mark Elliott, Reader in Public Law, University of Cambridge, Michael P Clancy OBE, Director, Law Reform, Law Society of Scotland, Professor Ian Loveland, Professor of Law, City Law School, and Professor Aileen McHarg, Professor of Public Law, Strathclyde University, Willie Sullivan, Director, Electoral Reform Society Scotland, Juliet Swann, Campaigns and Research Officer, Electoral Reform Society Scotland, and David Torrance, Journalist and Author

Inquiry Government formation post-election

Witnesses Professor Robert Hazell, Constitution Unit, University College London, and Dr Catherine Haddon, Institute for Government

Inquiry The Future of devolution after the referendum

Witnesses Rt. Hon Greg Clark MP, Minister of State for Universities, Science and Cities, Cabinet Office, Rt Hon David Mundell MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland, and Baroness Randerson, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales

Inquiry Individual Electoral Registration 2015

Witnesses Jenny Watson, Chair, Andrew Scallan, Director of Electoral Administration, and Phil Thompson, Head of Research and Party Registration, Electoral Commission

Inquiry Constitutional implications of draft Scotland clauses

Witnesses Professor Sionaidh Douglas-Scott, Professor of European and Human Rights Law, University of Oxford, Dr Eve Hepburn, Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Edinburgh, and Professor Michael Keating FRSE FBA, Professor of Politics, University of Aberdeen

Inquiry What next on the redrawing of Parliamentary boundaries?

Witnesses Lewis Baston, Political Analyst, Sam Gyimah MP, Minister for the Constitution, and Simon James, Deputy Director, Elections Division, Cabinet Office.

Inquiry The Future of devolution after the referendum

Witnesses David Ford MLA, Leader, Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Dr Alasdair McDonnell MP MLA, Leader, Socialist Democratic and Labour Party, Mike Nesbitt MLA, Leader, Ulster Unionist Party, Rt Hon. Peter Robinson MLA, First Minister, Northern Ireland Assembly, and Leader, Democratic Unionist Party and Richard Bullick, Specialist Adviser, Northern Ireland Assembly

Inquiry The Future of devolution after the referendum

Witnesses Akash Paun, Fellow, Institute for Government, and Paul Swinney, Senior Economist, Centre for Cities.

Inquiry The Future of devolution after the referendum

Witnesses Leanne Wood AM, Leader, Plaid Cymru, Kirsty Williams AM, Leader, Welsh Liberal Democrats, Andrew RT Davies AM, Leader, Welsh Conservative Party, Rt Hon. Carwyn Jones AM, First Minister of Wales and Leader, Welsh Labour, and Dr Hugh Rawlings CB, Director, Constitutional Affairs and Inter-Governmental Relations, Welsh Government, Dame Rosemary Butler AM, Presiding Officer, Elisabeth Jones, Chief Legal Adviser, and Anna Daniel, Head of Strategic Transformation, National Assembly for Wales

Inquiry What next on the redrawing of Parliamentary boundaries?

Witnesses Tony Bellringer, Secretary, Boundary Commission for England, Hugh Buchanan, former Secretary, Boundary Commission for Scotland, Isabel Drummond-Murray, Secretary, Boundary Commission for Scotland, Steve Halsall, Secretary, Boundary Commission for Wales, and Dr William Smith, Member, Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland,

Inquiry The Future of devolution after the referendum

Witnesses Ruth Davidson MSP, Leader, and Eddie Barnes, Director of Strategy and Communications, Scottish Conservatives; and Willie Rennie MSP, Leader, Scottish Liberal Democrats and Lord Purvis of Tweed

Inquiry What next on the redrawing of Parliamentary boundaries?

Witnesses Professor Ron Johnston OBE, University of Bristol and Mr David Rossiter

Inquiry The Future of devolution after the referendum

Witnesses Councillor David Hodge, Chairman, County Councils Network, Councillor Tony Jackson and Steve Atkinson, District Councils' Network, Charlotte Alldritt, Secretary, Royal Society of Arts City Growth Commission, and Sir Edward Lister, Chief of Staff and Deputy Mayor (Policy and Planning), Greater London Authority

Inquiry The Future of devolution after the referendum

Witnesses Alex Runswick, Director, Unlock Democracy, Katie Ghose, Chief Executive, Electoral Reform Society, Stephen Brooks, Director, Electoral Reform Society Cymru; Councillor David Sparks, OBE, Chair, Local Government Association, Mark Rogers, Chief Executive, Birmingham City Councillor, David Finch, Leader, Essex County Council (at 11:00).

Inquiry The Future of devolution after the referendum

Witnesses Professor Jim Gallagher CB, Nuffield College, Oxford

Inquiry The Future of devolution after the referendum

Witnesses Lewis Macdonald MSP, Chief Whip, Scottish Labour Party; Professor Michael Keating, Director, and Professor Nicola McEwen, Associate Director, Scottish Centre on Constitutional Change

Inquiry Voter engagement in the UK

Witnesses Mark Williams, Electoral Registration Officer for East Devon District Council, Kevin Finan, Chief Executive, Mid Devon District Council, Roger Casale, Chair, and Sami Badini, New Europeans

Inquiry Voter engagement in the UK

Witnesses Jenny Watson, Chair, Andrew Scallan, Director of Electoral Administration, and Phil Thompson, Research and Evaluation Manager, Electoral Commission; Paul Lankester, Electoral Registration Officer for Stratford on Avon, and Dr Dave Smith, Electoral Registration Officer for Sunderland

Inquiry Voter engagement in the UK

Witnesses Sam Gyimah MP, Minister for the Constitution, Cabinet Office