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1149404

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Elections: Proof of Identity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department has spent from the public purse on voter ID pilot schemes.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	434
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>Voter ID is part of a body of work this Government is delivering to strengthen the integrity of our electoral system and give the public confidence our elections are secure and fit for the 21st century. The pilots were run to give us a deeper understanding of how voter ID will work on a wider scale - and what works best for voters - before national roll-out.</p><p>The costs of testing models of voter ID as part of the 2018 pilots have already been published and the costs of testing voter ID as part of the 2019 pilots will be published when all accounts with the piloting authorities have been settled.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 618 question first answered 21/10/2019 14:02:52 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1150140

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Elections: Visual Impairment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department has taken to improve electoral accessibility for voters with blindness following the decision of the High Court on 3 May 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	1137
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government continues to work with the Accessibility of Elections Working Group to make an informed assessment of the most suitable options to take forward. Officials are due to hold a meeting on this topic with the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) very soon</p><p>Work has been undertaken to revise guidance to electoral administrators and, with input from RNIB, to research technical solutions which will be further discussed at a dedicated sub-group.</p><p>We are also starting to bring forward measures following the Government’s response to the 2018 Call for Evidence on Access to Elections. Proposals were announced during the Queen’s Speech. This will include increasing the range of support available to voters with disabilities in polling stations and allowing a wider range of people (such as carers) to assist disabled voters in polling stations if needed.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 1138 60 question first answered 21/10/2019 14:06:31 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1150142

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Elections: Visual Impairment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many meetings he has had with the RNIB since the 3 May 2019 decision of the High Court on electoral accessibility.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	1138
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government continues to work with the Accessibility of Elections Working Group to make an informed assessment of the most suitable options to take forward. Officials are due to hold a meeting on this topic with the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) very soon</p><p>Work has been undertaken to revise guidance to electoral administrators and, with input from RNIB, to research technical solutions which will be further discussed at a dedicated sub-group.</p><p>We are also starting to bring forward measures following the Government’s response to the 2018 Call for Evidence on Access to Elections. Proposals were announced during the Queen’s Speech. This will include increasing the range of support available to voters with disabilities in polling stations and allowing a wider range of people (such as carers) to assist disabled voters in polling stations if needed.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 1137 60 question first answered 21/10/2019 14:06:31 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1149408

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Elections: Proof of Identity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the evaluation of Voter ID Pilots 2019, published in July 2019, if he will publish the cost data from all pilot authorities.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	618
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>Voter ID is part of a body of work this Government is delivering to strengthen the integrity of our electoral system and give the public confidence our elections are secure and fit for the 21st century. The pilots were run to give us a deeper understanding of how voter ID will work on a wider scale - and what works best for voters - before national roll-out.</p><p>The costs of testing models of voter ID as part of the 2018 pilots have already been published and the costs of testing voter ID as part of the 2019 pilots will be published when all accounts with the piloting authorities have been settled.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 434 question first answered 21/10/2019 14:02:52 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1148235

	registered interest
	date	03/10/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Elections and Data Protection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent discussions he has had with Ministers in his Department on (a) reform of electoral law and (b) data protection.
	tabling member constituency	Wrexham
	tabling member printed	Ian C. Lucas
	uin	294102
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office is taking a cross-Government approach to the safeguarding of our electoral processes through the Defending Democracy programme and we continue to work closely with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). This work is led within the Cabinet Office by the Minister for the Constitution, under the oversight of the Minister for the Cabinet Office.</p><p>The Government remains committed to ensuring our electoral law is fit for purpose, now and into the future. In May this year, the Government announced we would be launching a consultation on electoral integrity. As part of that, we are considering measures to strengthen the regulatory framework around elections and ensure they are fully up to date for a modern electoral system. We are also awaiting the publication of the final report from the Law Commission on their review of electoral law, which we understand will be published early next year, and will look at their recommendations and comments with interest.</p><p>DCMS is responsible for data protection policy and sponsors the independent regulator of the Data Protection Act 2018, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). The ICO are consulting on a draft framework code of practice for the use of personal data in political campaigning, which concluded on 04 October.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 294103 question first answered 08/10/2019 15:58:03 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

1148236

	registered interest
	date	03/10/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Elections and Data Protection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on (a) data protection and (b) electoral reform.
	tabling member constituency	Wrexham
	tabling member printed	Ian C. Lucas
	uin	294103
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office is taking a cross-Government approach to the safeguarding of our electoral processes through the Defending Democracy programme and we continue to work closely with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). This work is led within the Cabinet Office by the Minister for the Constitution, under the oversight of the Minister for the Cabinet Office.</p><p>The Government remains committed to ensuring our electoral law is fit for purpose, now and into the future. In May this year, the Government announced we would be launching a consultation on electoral integrity. As part of that, we are considering measures to strengthen the regulatory framework around elections and ensure they are fully up to date for a modern electoral system. We are also awaiting the publication of the final report from the Law Commission on their review of electoral law, which we understand will be published early next year, and will look at their recommendations and comments with interest.</p><p>DCMS is responsible for data protection policy and sponsors the independent regulator of the Data Protection Act 2018, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). The ICO are consulting on a draft framework code of practice for the use of personal data in political campaigning, which concluded on 04 October.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 294102 question first answered 08/10/2019 15:58:03 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

1147930

	registered interest
	date	02/10/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Brexit: Publicity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to Answer of 1 October 2019 to Question 291438, for what reasons the postcodes where adverts for the Get Ready for Brexit campaign have been placed will not be published.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	293613
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>All advertising locations for the “Get Ready for Brexit” campaign were selected to fit two criteria:</p><ol><li><p>to reach as many UK citizens and businesses as possible;</p></li><li><p>to ensure key messages are delivered to groups most likely to need to take action before the UK leaves the EU;</p></li></ol><p>Messages and audiences were identified and independent advertising agency partners recommended the most appropriate and effective channels and locations.</p><p>We do not publish the individual postcodes where adverts are placed for any government campaign.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 293614 293615 question first answered 07/10/2019 13:56:24 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1147931

	registered interest
	date	02/10/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Brexit: Publicity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to Answer of 1 October 2019 to Question 291438, what criteria was used to determine the location of where the Get Ready for Brexit campaign adverts would be placed.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	293614
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>All advertising locations for the “Get Ready for Brexit” campaign were selected to fit two criteria:</p><ol><li><p>to reach as many UK citizens and businesses as possible;</p></li><li><p>to ensure key messages are delivered to groups most likely to need to take action before the UK leaves the EU;</p></li></ol><p>Messages and audiences were identified and independent advertising agency partners recommended the most appropriate and effective channels and locations.</p><p>We do not publish the individual postcodes where adverts are placed for any government campaign.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 293613 293615 question first answered 07/10/2019 13:56:25 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1147933

	registered interest
	date	02/10/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Brexit: Publicity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 1 October 2019 to Question 291438, whether Ministers of his Department were involved in the selection of the locations for the Get Ready for Brexit campaign adverts.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	293615
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>All advertising locations for the “Get Ready for Brexit” campaign were selected to fit two criteria:</p><ol><li><p>to reach as many UK citizens and businesses as possible;</p></li><li><p>to ensure key messages are delivered to groups most likely to need to take action before the UK leaves the EU;</p></li></ol><p>Messages and audiences were identified and independent advertising agency partners recommended the most appropriate and effective channels and locations.</p><p>We do not publish the individual postcodes where adverts are placed for any government campaign.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 293613 293614 question first answered 07/10/2019 13:56:25 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1147952

	registered interest
	date	02/10/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the estimated cost incurred will be in the event that the Government implements Operation Black Swan.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
	uin	293535
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office is not aware of the existence of an Operation Black Swan.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 293536 question first answered 07/10/2019 11:51:41 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger