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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-03-13more like thismore than 2014-03-13
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Speaker's Committee on the Electorial Commission more like this
answering dept id 36 more like this
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, whether the Student Loans Company database has been used for purposes of maximising student registration. more like this
tabling member constituency Vale of Clwyd more like this
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Chris Ruane more like this
uin 192114 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
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answer text <p> </p><p>The Electoral Commission informs me that the Student Loans Company (SLC) database was used during two data matching pilot projects which were organised by the Cabinet Office and evaluated by the Commission.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>These pilots aimed to test the usefulness of giving Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) access to information held on national, public databases in order to improve the accuracy and completeness of their electoral register by identifying unregistered people.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In their evaluation of both pilots the Commission concluded that the Student Loans Company data was of limited use in identifying unregistered people.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Commission's two evaluation reports can be found here: <a href="http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/146836/Data-matching-pilot-evaluation.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/146836/Data-matching-pilot-evaluation.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/156189/Data-mining-pilot-evaluation-report.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/156189/Data-mining-pilot-evaluation-report.pdf</a></p><p> </p>
answering member constituency South West Devon more like this
answering member printed Mr Gary Streeter more like this
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less than 2014-04-02T12:00:00.00Zmore like thismore than 2014-04-02T12:00:00.00Z
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label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter more like this
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label Biography information for Chris Ruane more like this