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692428

registered interest
date	21/02/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Voting Rights: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment the Government has made of the potential practical implications for the processing time required for overseas applicants to vote in UK elections of removing the 15-year rule for UK citizens living abroad being able to vote.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	64723
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2017 answer text <p>British citizens living abroad retain strong links with the United Kingdom: they may have family here, and they may plan to return here in the future. Equally, there are many British citizens abroad who have fought for our country, dedicating their lives to our armed services. Their stake in our country must be respected. This Government will not deny them the opportunity to have their say in the way their country is governed. That is why we are committed to introducing votes for life for British citizens living abroad.</p><p>The Government estimates that a further 3 million British citizens resident overseas will be enfranchised under the ‘votes for life’ proposals set out in the policy statement published on 7 October 2016. The Government has made initial estimates of how many newly enfranchised overseas electors may register to vote, and will continue to further refine its estimates in light of new data as it becomes available.</p><p>The Government acknowledges that initial applications to register to vote from newly enfranchised overseas electors are likely to take longer to process than most other applications. This increase in staff time has been built into the Government’s estimates of the expected costs of this policy measure. The Government is currently seeking feedback from electoral administrators and others on the detail of its proposals and will review them if measures to streamline processes are identified.</p><p>The Government is committed to legislating to remove the 15-year rule before the 2020 general election.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 64724 64725 64729 question first answered 28/02/2017 11:14:45 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

692429

registered interest
date	21/02/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Voting Rights: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate the Government has made of the number and proportion of UK citizens living abroad who would apply to be overseas electors for a UK parliamentary election or national referendum in the event that the 15-year rule for UK citizens living abroad being able to vote were removed.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	64724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2017 answer text <p>British citizens living abroad retain strong links with the United Kingdom: they may have family here, and they may plan to return here in the future. Equally, there are many British citizens abroad who have fought for our country, dedicating their lives to our armed services. Their stake in our country must be respected. This Government will not deny them the opportunity to have their say in the way their country is governed. That is why we are committed to introducing votes for life for British citizens living abroad.</p><p>The Government estimates that a further 3 million British citizens resident overseas will be enfranchised under the ‘votes for life’ proposals set out in the policy statement published on 7 October 2016. The Government has made initial estimates of how many newly enfranchised overseas electors may register to vote, and will continue to further refine its estimates in light of new data as it becomes available.</p><p>The Government acknowledges that initial applications to register to vote from newly enfranchised overseas electors are likely to take longer to process than most other applications. This increase in staff time has been built into the Government’s estimates of the expected costs of this policy measure. The Government is currently seeking feedback from electoral administrators and others on the detail of its proposals and will review them if measures to streamline processes are identified.</p><p>The Government is committed to legislating to remove the 15-year rule before the 2020 general election.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 64723 64725 64729 question first answered 28/02/2017 11:14:45 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

692431

registered interest
date	21/02/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Voting Rights: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress has been made on introducing legislative proposals to remove the 15-year time limit on British people living abroad being able to vote in elections.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	64725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2017 answer text <p>British citizens living abroad retain strong links with the United Kingdom: they may have family here, and they may plan to return here in the future. Equally, there are many British citizens abroad who have fought for our country, dedicating their lives to our armed services. Their stake in our country must be respected. This Government will not deny them the opportunity to have their say in the way their country is governed. That is why we are committed to introducing votes for life for British citizens living abroad.</p><p>The Government estimates that a further 3 million British citizens resident overseas will be enfranchised under the ‘votes for life’ proposals set out in the policy statement published on 7 October 2016. The Government has made initial estimates of how many newly enfranchised overseas electors may register to vote, and will continue to further refine its estimates in light of new data as it becomes available.</p><p>The Government acknowledges that initial applications to register to vote from newly enfranchised overseas electors are likely to take longer to process than most other applications. This increase in staff time has been built into the Government’s estimates of the expected costs of this policy measure. The Government is currently seeking feedback from electoral administrators and others on the detail of its proposals and will review them if measures to streamline processes are identified.</p><p>The Government is committed to legislating to remove the 15-year rule before the 2020 general election.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 64723 64724 64729 question first answered 28/02/2017 11:14:45 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

692433

registered interest
date	21/02/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Register
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people are registered to vote in more than one constituency because they have not de-registered after moving house.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	64726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2017 answer text <p>Maximising the amount of people on the electoral register is a key priority. A person can be entered on more than one electoral register if they are resident in more than one constituency. For example, if you are a student you may be registered at the address of your parent/guardian and may also register yourself at your college/university address if you are living away from home. Although it is not illegal to be registered in more than one place, it is illegal to vote twice in the same election. However, you can vote in elections for two separate local councils.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 28/02/2017 11:00:28 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

692434

registered interest
date	21/02/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Register
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people are registered to vote in more than one constituency because they are students.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	64727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2017 answer text <p>Students have the right to register at either their home or term-time address and, it is possible that some do register themselves at both. Unfortunately the Government does not hold data on how many students choose to register at both their home and term addresses. The Government believes that democracy is about an individual’s right to make their own decisions, and being registered at both addresses allows students the freedom of choice championed by Individual Electoral Registration.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 28/02/2017 11:05:45 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

692435

registered interest
date	21/02/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Register
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people in the UK are registered to vote but are ineligible to do so having been convicted and detained for an offence.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	64728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>Information on how many people are no longer eligible to vote due to conviction and detainment is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 27/02/2017 17:30:09 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

692436

registered interest
date	21/02/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Voting Rights: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to A democracy that works for everyone: British citizens overseas, a policy statement, published on 7 October 2016, whether increased staff time and resources were a criterion in determining the amount of additional funding to be provided to electoral registration officers in relation to the removal of the 15-year time limit on British citizens living abroad being able to vote in elections.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	64729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2017 answer text <p>British citizens living abroad retain strong links with the United Kingdom: they may have family here, and they may plan to return here in the future. Equally, there are many British citizens abroad who have fought for our country, dedicating their lives to our armed services. Their stake in our country must be respected. This Government will not deny them the opportunity to have their say in the way their country is governed. That is why we are committed to introducing votes for life for British citizens living abroad.</p><p>The Government estimates that a further 3 million British citizens resident overseas will be enfranchised under the ‘votes for life’ proposals set out in the policy statement published on 7 October 2016. The Government has made initial estimates of how many newly enfranchised overseas electors may register to vote, and will continue to further refine its estimates in light of new data as it becomes available.</p><p>The Government acknowledges that initial applications to register to vote from newly enfranchised overseas electors are likely to take longer to process than most other applications. This increase in staff time has been built into the Government’s estimates of the expected costs of this policy measure. The Government is currently seeking feedback from electoral administrators and others on the detail of its proposals and will review them if measures to streamline processes are identified.</p><p>The Government is committed to legislating to remove the 15-year rule before the 2020 general election.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 64723 64724 64725 question first answered 28/02/2017 11:14:45 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

668846

registered interest
date	06/01/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Election Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many convictions there have been for offences under electoral law in each of the last five years for which records are available.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	58795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2017 answer text <p>This Government is committed to creating a secure and clear democracy that works for all. We published our response to the Rt. Hon. Sir Eric Pickles’ report on electoral fraud in December 2016 setting out the Government’s approach to tackling the recommendations Sir Eric made.</p><p>The Electoral Commission publishes an annual analysis of electoral fraud on their website. (<a href="http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/find-information-by-subject/electoral-fraud/data-and-analysis" target="_blank">http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/find-information-by-subject/electoral-fraud/data-and-analysis</a>?)</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 58796 question first answered 12/01/2017 08:17:49 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

668847

registered interest
date	06/01/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Election Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many electoral law offences have been committed by (a) voters and (b) political candidates or their agents in each of the last five years for which records are available.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	58796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2017 answer text <p>This Government is committed to creating a secure and clear democracy that works for all. We published our response to the Rt. Hon. Sir Eric Pickles’ report on electoral fraud in December 2016 setting out the Government’s approach to tackling the recommendations Sir Eric made.</p><p>The Electoral Commission publishes an annual analysis of electoral fraud on their website. (<a href="http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/find-information-by-subject/electoral-fraud/data-and-analysis" target="_blank">http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/find-information-by-subject/electoral-fraud/data-and-analysis</a>?)</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 58795 question first answered 12/01/2017 08:17:49 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

631716

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Register: Students
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of integrating academic enrolment at universities with voter registration.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	52233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government supported a successful project at the University of Sheffield to integrate electoral registration with student enrolment. We intend to publish the outcomes of this project in due course. While we do not support mandating universities to implement the system we intend to encourage wider take up, on a voluntary basis, by universities and colleges with the appetite and technical infrastructure to adopt the model. We also intend to gather evidence on the extent to which universities have integrated or plan to integrate electoral registration with student enrolment.</p><p>I have discussed this issue with the Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation and we will continue to work together to provide support to improve student electoral registration.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 52025 52026 question first answered 15/11/2016 09:40:12 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith