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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-03-02more like thismore than 2017-03-02
answering body
Cabinet Office remove filter
answering dept id 53 more like this
answering dept short name Cabinet Office more like this
answering dept sort name Cabinet Office more like this
hansard heading Electoral Register more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Written Statement of 9 January 2015, HCWS 180, on maximising voter registration, which local authorities and organisations have received funding; how much funding each local authority or organisation received; who has responsibility for monitoring activity locally; and what evaluation processes are in place to assess the effect of that activity on under-registered groups. more like this
tabling member constituency Lancaster and Fleetwood more like this
tabling member printed
Cat Smith remove filter
uin 66307 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-03-09more like thismore than 2017-03-09
answer text <p>The Government provided £14 million across 2013/14 and 2014/15 to support the costs of activities – at a local and national level – to maximise the number of people on the register. £2.5 million of this was allocated to a number of civil society and national organisations, which looked at increasing registration amongst particular groups. This included groups such as Mencap, British Youth Council and Operation Black Vote.</p><p> </p><p>The funding allocated to local authorities was shared across the country, with a formula in place to determine which areas should receive a larger share, based on evidence of under registration in particular areas.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Kingswood remove filter
answering member printed Chris Skidmore more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-03-09T12:11:48.433Zmore like thismore than 2017-03-09T12:11:48.433Z
answering member
4021
label Biography information for Chris Skidmore more like this
tabling member
4436
label Biography information for Cat Smith more like this