Susan O'Keeffe (Labour)
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It is never as simple as people sitting in a pub might say, that they ought to have been asked one sentence. However, there is still some mystery surrounding the papers. One does not see the paper until one gets there, so one has no idea. It is not fair to say that there is not enough information because a great deal of information is given to people, but they do not read it. Would there be a way of giving a leaflet or having it present in the polling booth when people are engaged with the vote? I do not know what the legal standing of that would be. The UK does not have referenda, or not very often, but I am sure some research has been done and I wonder what it contains. While we may have discussed changing it from time to time, I would have thought that the research that shows the confusion that arose is sufficient to propel us into a position where we need to change. The issue is what to change to and that we are not defending the status quo.