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1122565

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2019
	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	Whether the Government will conduct further voter ID pilots; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	South Thanet
	tabling member printed	Craig Mackinlay
	uin	910485
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2019 answer text <p><strong>The British public deserves to have confidence in our democracy. A diverse range of 10 local authorities have confirmed that they will be taking part in Voter ID and postal vote pilots for the 2019 local elections. The pilots will provide further insight into ensuring the security of the voting process.</strong></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 24/04/2019 15:13:57 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4529 label Biography information for Craig Mackinlay

1125332

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2019
	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 Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost was to the public purse of the 2019 voter ID pilot schemes; and how much funding was allocated to each local authority that participated.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	252044
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 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 that our elections are secure and fit for the 21st century.</p><p>As was the case for the 2018 pilots, the 2019 pilot costs will be confirmed when they are known, which will be after the pilot authorities have completed their work. Funding for the additional cost of piloting voter ID will be provided to each local authority by the Cabinet Office.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 13/05/2019 12:53:09 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1128518

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2019
	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 Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people did not meet the personal identification requirement to be eligible to vote in the most recent Voter ID pilot areas.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing North
	tabling member printed	Stephen Pound
	uin	257636
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2019 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.</p><p> </p><p>In line with the 2018 pilot evaluation, validated figures will be published as part of both the Cabinet Office and the independent Electoral Commission's evaluations of the 2019 voter ID pilots in the summer. We will be looking carefully at the evaluations to help inform our next steps and shape how the final policy will look when it is introduced.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 04/06/2019 09:12:36 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	161 label Biography information for Stephen Pound

1141471

	registered interest
	date	23/07/2019
	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 Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the voter ID pilot, what assessment he has made of the effect of the (a) poll card, (b) mixed ID, and (c) photographic ID model on people with protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	280955
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>In line with the 2018 pilot evaluation, the 2019 pilots have been evaluated by both the Electoral Commission and the Cabinet Office. The evaluations show that the overwhelming majority of people cast their vote without a problem. As in 2018, the data collected does not indicate that any demographic group was consistently adversely impacted by the models across the pilot authorities.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 03/09/2019 13:29:11 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1148993

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2019
	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, what the application process for a local electoral identity document will be; and how identity will be verified.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	354
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government will bring forward measures to introduce voter ID when parliamentary time allows.</p><p>As was the case in the 2018 and 2019 voter ID pilots, electors who do not have any of the required types of ID will be able to apply for a locally issued electoral identity document, free of charge. We will continue building on this experience and working with the pilot authorities who have tested voter ID, the Electoral Commission, and the Cabinet Office pilot and reference group to develop a process for national implementation.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 17/10/2019 10:38:51 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1149382

	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, whether (a) local authorities or (b) Government will bear the cost of producing a local electoral identity document.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	701
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government will bring forward measures to introduce voter ID when parliamentary time allows.</p><p>As was the case in the 2018 and 2019 voter ID pilots, electors who do not have any of the required types of ID will be able to apply for a locally issued electoral identity document, free of charge.</p><p>Funding for the additional cost of producing locally issued electoral identity documents will be provided by the Government.</p><p>We will continue working with the pilot authorities who have tested voter ID, the Electoral Commission, and the Cabinet Office pilot and reference group to develop a secure and accessible process for national implementation.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 21/10/2019 14:08:13 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

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

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