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1589081

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2023
	answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	answering dept id	36
	answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	hansard heading	Elections: Proof of Identity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for Lancaster and Fleetwood, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, whether the Committee plans to make an assessment of the implications for the work of the Electoral Commission of the number of voters turned away at polling stations for not having acceptable ID on 4 May 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mick Whitley
	uin	152307
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2023 answer text <p>The Speaker's Committee does not have any plans to make an assessment of the matter referred to.</p><p>However, the Electoral Commission will publish a full report on how the May elections were delivered, including how voters found taking part, and what lessons can be learned for the future.</p><p>As part of this process, the Commission will independently examine evidence about how the new voter ID requirement was implemented. It will collect data from every local authority that held elections, including the number of voters who did not bring an accepted form of ID with them to the polling station and were therefore unable to vote.</p> answering member constituency Lancaster and Fleetwood answering member printed Cat Smith question first answered 28/02/2023 10:35:15 answering member 4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith
	tabling member	4755 label Biography information for Mick Whitley

1599552

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2023
	answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	answering dept id	36
	answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	hansard heading	Elections: Proof of Identity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for Lancaster and Fleetwood, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, whether the Committee has had discussions with the Electoral Commission on guidance to be issued during the training of polling station staff on dealing with voters who do not have eligible ID.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington North
	tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
	uin	154026
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2023 answer text <p>The Speaker’s Committee has not had discussions with the Electoral Commission on the matter referred to.</p><p>The Electoral Commission has published guidance for Returning Officers on delivering the voter ID requirement, alongside a handbook and quick guide for polling station staff. These provide staff with support and guidance to implement the legislation on polling day and manage any issues which arise, including where a voter does not have an accepted form of ID.</p><p>Legislation requires polling station staff to collect data on the number of voters not issued with a ballot paper, whether because they have produced ID which is not on the list of accepted documents or have not produced any ID at all. This data will be anonymised and then provided to the Government and the Commission after polling day.</p><p>The Commission will report on how the May 2023 elections were delivered, including how voters found taking part, and what lessons can be learned for the future.</p> answering member constituency Lancaster and Fleetwood answering member printed Cat Smith grouped question UIN 153994 question first answered 01/03/2023 10:43:34 answering member 4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith
	tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1599449

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2023
	answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	answering dept id	36
	answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	hansard heading	Elections: Proof of Identity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for Lancaster and Fleetwood, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what discussions the Committee has had with the Commission on the guidance issued to local authorities on requirements to record the (a) number and (b) identity details of people turned away from polling stations for not possessing required identification.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington North
	tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
	uin	153994
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2023 answer text <p>The Speaker’s Committee has not had discussions with the Electoral Commission on the matter referred to.</p><p>The Electoral Commission has published guidance for Returning Officers on delivering the voter ID requirement, alongside a handbook and quick guide for polling station staff. These provide staff with support and guidance to implement the legislation on polling day and manage any issues which arise, including where a voter does not have an accepted form of ID.</p><p>Legislation requires polling station staff to collect data on the number of voters not issued with a ballot paper, whether because they have produced ID which is not on the list of accepted documents or have not produced any ID at all. This data will be anonymised and then provided to the Government and the Commission after polling day.</p><p>The Commission will report on how the May 2023 elections were delivered, including how voters found taking part, and what lessons can be learned for the future.</p> answering member constituency Lancaster and Fleetwood answering member printed Cat Smith grouped question UIN 154026 question first answered 01/03/2023 10:43:34 answering member 4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith
	tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1400455

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2022
	answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	answering dept id	36
	answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	hansard heading	Elections: Proof of Identity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for City of Chester, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what recent assessment the Electoral Commission has made of the impact of introducing voter ID on turnout among Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities in (a) Newport West, (b) Wales and (c) the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	99061
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2022 answer text <p>The Electoral Commission’s independent evaluation of the Government’s pilots, held in 2018 and 2019, found no evidence that turnout was significantly affected by the trialled introduction of an ID requirement at polling stations.</p><p>However, the evaluations noted that the pilots were not representative of the UK population and it was therefore not possible to draw definitive conclusions, particularly about the likely impact at a national poll with higher levels of turnout.</p><p>The Commission will have significant responsibilities to raise public awareness about the new ID requirement. This will have a predominant focus on those demographics known to be less likely to have the necessary identification, including those from lower socio-economic groups, those with disabilities and the unemployed.</p> answering member constituency City of Chester answering member printed Christian Matheson question first answered 10/01/2022 16:53:44 answering member 4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1541285

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Elections: Proof of Identity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made a recent estimate of the time it would take HM Passport Office to return passports to people who would need them as voter ID in the event of an election; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington North
	tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
	uin	83775
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2022 answer text <p>While the standard passport application service does not have a guaranteed timeframe, the vast majority of passports are issued within the published processed times.</p><p> </p><p>Where a customer requests in writing the return of supporting documents prior to the checks being completed upon an application, HM Passport Office will endeavour to return these as quickly as possible. However, HM Passport Office does reserve the right to request that these documents be resubmitted to enable it to complete its checks, and may result in the application taking longer.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 18/11/2022 11:56:07 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1611149

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2023
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Elections: Proof of Identity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions he has had with the Electoral Commission in Northern Ireland on voter ID.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	180778
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>Electoral policy for Northern Ireland is a matter for the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.</p><p>Northern Ireland Office officials meet regularly with the Electoral Commission to discuss a range of issues, including the Northern Ireland voter ID system, which has been in place, with minor amendments, since 2002.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 24/04/2023 09:01:33 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1401446

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Elections: Proof of Identity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the report entitled Photographic ID Research - Headline Findings, published by the Cabinet Office on 31 March 2021, what steps the Government plans to take to help ensure that the 5 percent of respondents who said changes to voter ID would make them less likely to vote are not deterred from voting.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	100669
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2022 answer text <p>Under our proposals for introducing voter identification, everyone who is eligible to vote will continue to have the opportunity to do so. Any eligible voter who does not have one of the wide range of acceptable forms of photographic identification, can apply for a free, local Voter card from their local authority. The Electoral Commission will provide a comprehensive, targeted communications campaign and guidance, raising awareness throughout the electorate of the new voter identification requirements. Likewise, the Government will continue to work with charities and civil society organisations across the UK to ensure that voter identification works for all voters, and all groups are aware of the new requirements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 100666 100667 100668 100670 question first answered 13/01/2022 17:50:08 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1624331

	registered interest
	date	27/04/2023
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Elections: Proof of Identity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities during the Urgent Question on 27 April 2023 on Voter ID, in response to the question from the hon. Member for Aberdeen North, if he will provide details of the research demonstrating that 99% of people from black and ethnic minority communities already have an acceptable form of voter ID.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
	tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
	uin	183073
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2023 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave to Question UIN <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2023-04-17%2F180947&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C25f93976fc6247abd55608db509633dc%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638192378264210814%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=za9xCkCNr5HXnsiTfKOdN8yDvpEPaDDH7z53XZyJNgs%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">180947</a> on 20 April 2023.</p><p>Regarding the review of the introduction of voter identification, I refer to the answer I gave to Question UIN <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2023-03-09%2F162192&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C25f93976fc6247abd55608db509633dc%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638192378264210814%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=IgQuBZVpLEky1kOozo8X5%2BhPxUcq2HpPBDHYfL5U3%2Bw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">162192</a> on 14 March 2023.</p><p>It is for Returning Officers and Presiding Officers to ensure that suitable arrangements are in place for checking the identity of disabled and immunocompromised people who are vulnerable to COVID-19. This may include checking identification outside the polling place where appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Bishop Auckland answering member printed Dehenna Davison grouped question UIN 183149 183150 183151 183152 183274 question first answered 09/05/2023 14:30:18 answering member 4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison
	tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

1401856

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Elections: Proof of Identity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 6 January 2022, HCWS525 on Protecting the Integrity of our Elections, which authorities or bodies will have authority to issue a voter card; and what plans his Department has for there to be arrangements to maintain a national database of voter cards.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	101626
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2022 answer text <p>Electoral Registration Officers will have the power to determine an application and issue Voter Cards. Information relating to applications for Voter Cards and issued Voter Cards will be held by Electoral Registration Officers at the local authority level.</p><p>The process for confirming the identity of an applicant for a Voter Card will be set out in secondary legislation, and will include a range of data sources that an Electoral Registration Officer may choose to check an application against, to ensure an inclusive process. The Government intends to allow for online applications to be made via a centralised website, and applications made in this way may be checked automatically against data sources held by central government - for example checking a national insurance number. The results of any such checks would be passed on to the relevant Electoral Registration Officer, for them to consider while making their decision.</p><p>The Government has no plans for Voter Cards to have the capacity to hold biometric or electronic data. As set out in the Government’s recent policy statement ‘Protecting the integrity of our elections: Voter identification at polling stations and the new Voter Card”, published on 6 January 2022, Voter Cards will be designed solely for the purpose of voting at polling stations. They will intentionally not include information that is not necessary for that purpose - for example they will not show a date of birth.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 101627 101628 question first answered 14/01/2022 14:52:24 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1401858

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Elections: Proof of Identity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 6 January 2022, HCWS525 on Protecting the Integrity of our Elections, whether the voter card will be designed to have the capacity to hold (a) biometric or electronic data and (b) further fields of data or information for future uses.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	101628
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2022 answer text <p>Electoral Registration Officers will have the power to determine an application and issue Voter Cards. Information relating to applications for Voter Cards and issued Voter Cards will be held by Electoral Registration Officers at the local authority level.</p><p>The process for confirming the identity of an applicant for a Voter Card will be set out in secondary legislation, and will include a range of data sources that an Electoral Registration Officer may choose to check an application against, to ensure an inclusive process. The Government intends to allow for online applications to be made via a centralised website, and applications made in this way may be checked automatically against data sources held by central government - for example checking a national insurance number. The results of any such checks would be passed on to the relevant Electoral Registration Officer, for them to consider while making their decision.</p><p>The Government has no plans for Voter Cards to have the capacity to hold biometric or electronic data. As set out in the Government’s recent policy statement ‘Protecting the integrity of our elections: Voter identification at polling stations and the new Voter Card”, published on 6 January 2022, Voter Cards will be designed solely for the purpose of voting at polling stations. They will intentionally not include information that is not necessary for that purpose - for example they will not show a date of birth.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 101626 101627 question first answered 14/01/2022 14:52:24 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett