Some confusion re this tweet & apologies if this was due to our wording. Just to clarify: The govt has not said it will disregard submissions (!), all responses will be in the stats, & there is no change at all in procedure. The point is the govt is consulting re the *content of>
>its Bill and EQIAs*, & thus *will only adapt its proposals & impact assessments based on how responses address this content*. The Cab Sec has said how people address the *content* of the Bill & the EQIAs will inform what they do. So personal testimony re impacts, & counter >
>argument, & counter evidence, will all add to the evidence base addressing the content of the Bill & EQIAs (as we have previously highlighted). Objections alone don't do anything except add to the stats, which don't matter because the purpose of consultations is not to measure >
>majorities & they are not statistically representative. And this is a good thing; if responses in favour of the proposals form a higher % than those against, this shouldn't have any bearing at all on how the issues raised regarding the content of the Bill & EQIAs are considered.
