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943379

registered interest
date	17/07/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	UK Membership of EU: Referendums
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of when the investigations and inquiries into various aspects of the 2016 referendum campaign are likely to conclude and what consideration they have given to updating the relevant legislation in the light of any of findings.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL9595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2018 answer text <p>The timescales of ongoing investigations and inquiries, including their likely conclusions, is a matter for the independent organisations conducting them, rather than the Government.</p><p>The Government will carefully consider the findings and recommendations that are made when they have concluded.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 30/07/2018 12:17:39 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

833633

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	UK Membership of EU: Referendums
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether incorrect information on social media influenced the outcome of the referendum on the UK's membership of the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL5250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government has made no specific assessment of this. The EU referendum was a democratic exercise, run under the rules on campaigning as set out in the European Union Referendum Act 2015. The Government believes that the result of the referendum should be respected and delivered.</p><p>The Government recognises the problems caused by misleading and false information online more broadly, and we take the security and integrity of our democratic processes very seriously.</p><p>The Government’s manifesto includes a commitment to take steps to protect the reliability and objectivity of information that is essential to our democracy and a free, independent press. Therefore we are working with the broadcast and press sectors, social media and the broader tech industry, academics and international partner governments to ensure we have a news environment where accurate content can prevail. We are also working to improve the critical analysis and digital literacy skills of the wider population.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 08/02/2018 17:01:29 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

825334

registered interest
date	17/01/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	UK Membership of EU: Referendums
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total number of eligible electors on the register, resident outside the UK, for the EU referendum on 23 June 2016; and what proportion of them voted.
tabling member printed	Lord Tyler
uin	HL4867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government does not hold central records of the total number of eligible electors on the register who reside outside of the UK, where overseas they reside, and the proportion of them who voted.</p><p>The Electoral Commission has produced reports into the administration of the 2017 and 2015 General Election and the 2016 EU referendum. The reports contain information on the number of overseas electors but does not state where they reside. The reports can be found here: <a href="https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/our-work/publications/election-and-referendum-reports" target="_blank">https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/our-work/publications/election-and-referendum-reports</a></p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham attachment 1 file name May 2015-Report .pdf title May 2015 Elections Report 2 file name 2016 EU referendum report.pdf title 2016 EU referendum Report 3 file name The administration of the June 2017 UK general election.pdf title The administration of 2017 General elections grouped question UIN HL4865 HL4866 HL4868 HL4869 HL4870 question first answered 30/01/2018 16:57:09 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	225 label Biography information for Lord Tyler

825335

registered interest
date	17/01/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	UK Membership of EU: Referendums
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total number of eligible electors on the register, resident in other EU Member States, for the EU referendum on 23 June 2016; and what proportion of them voted.
tabling member printed	Lord Tyler
uin	HL4868
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government does not hold central records of the total number of eligible electors on the register who reside outside of the UK, where overseas they reside, and the proportion of them who voted.</p><p>The Electoral Commission has produced reports into the administration of the 2017 and 2015 General Election and the 2016 EU referendum. The reports contain information on the number of overseas electors but does not state where they reside. The reports can be found here: <a href="https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/our-work/publications/election-and-referendum-reports" target="_blank">https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/our-work/publications/election-and-referendum-reports</a></p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham attachment 1 file name May 2015-Report .pdf title May 2015 Elections Report 2 file name 2016 EU referendum report.pdf title 2016 EU referendum Report 3 file name The administration of the June 2017 UK general election.pdf title The administration of 2017 General elections grouped question UIN HL4865 HL4866 HL4867 HL4869 HL4870 question first answered 30/01/2018 16:57:10 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	225 label Biography information for Lord Tyler

790395

registered interest
date	16/11/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	UK Membership of EU: Referendums
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of interference by Russian sources with the referendum in the UK on 23 June 2016.
tabling member printed	Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top
uin	HL3305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>As the Prime Minister made clear in her Mansion House speech, Russia makes aggressive use of cyber capability to mount sustained campaigns of espionage and disruption.</p><p>To date, we have not seen evidence of successful interference in UK elections or referendums. We take any allegations of interference in UK democratic processes by a foreign government extremely seriously.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 04/12/2017 17:13:13 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	4150 label Biography information for Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top