During the 2008-09 Parliamentary session the Member answering on behalf of the Committee replied to nine questions on the floor of the House and to eighty questions in writing. This is a reduction of about half compared to the previous session. Over the past year there have been changes to the Committee's remit. The Political Parties and Elections Act 2009 and the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 have brought the biggest changes to the Committee's functions and the main changes are described and a full summary is given in the appendices. The Committee also considered the Electoral Commission's draft estimate for 2009-10 and draft corporate plan for five years beginning 2009-10 as well as the appointment of Electoral Commissioners.