Date and time: Thursday 27 February 2014 at 10.00 am

Location:  Wilson Room, Portcullis House

In the first session of this inquiry, the Committee will be taking evidence from the Institute for Public Policy Research and Democratic Audit on the causes of low voter engagement in the UK, and what can be done to improve this for future elections.

At 10.00 am:

·         Glenn Gottfried, Quantative Research Fellow, Institute for Public Policy Research

·         Sarah Birch, Professor of Comparative Politics, University of Glasgow

At 10.45 am:

·         Professor Patrick Dunleavy, Co-Director, Democratic Audit

·         Richard Berry, Managing Editor, Democratic Audit

FURTHER INFORMATION:

Committee Membership is as follows:  Mr Graham Allen (Chair) (Nottingham North), Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton Deane), Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch), Tracey Crouch (Chatham and Aylesford), Mark Durkan (Foyle), Paul Flynn (Newport West),  Fabian Hamilton (Leeds North East), David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale), Robert Neill (Bromley and Chislehurst), Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd), Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight)

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