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5108

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2013
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the total loss to the economy as a result of underemployment in Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
	uin	153940
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2014 answer text <p>This is not a matter for Cabinet Office Ministers.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 25/02/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

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	registered interest
	date	08/05/2013
	answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept id	58
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of the outcome of his Department's matching of the electoral register with Department for Work and Pensions data in communities with (a) seaside towns and (b) towns with high student populations; and what effect this work will have on the size of electorates in these constituencies.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	154454
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2014 answer text <p>As part of the transition to Individual Electoral Registration (IER), entries on the electoral register will be matched against data held by Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) for the purposes of confirming existing electors, a process which will simplify the transition for the majority of existing electors. Last year the Cabinet Office undertook pilots to test this process and we published our evaluation of these pilots earlier this year which is available to download from:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/simplifying-the-transition-to-individual-electoral-registration</p><p> </p><p>The evaluation report includes an analysis of match rates by population groups and while no specific analysis was undertaken of seaside towns, the results did suggest that match rates were lower in areas with high student populations. However, anyone who cannot be confirmed will still be invited to register individually and will retain their ability to vote in the 2015 general election. By using confirmation to simplify the process for the majority of electors it means resources can be focused on maximising registration among those people who cannot be confirmed, including individuals who are not currently registered. We are also currently running a separate set of pilots exploring whether data matching against DWP and other trusted national data sets can be used to find potential electors who are not currently registered but may be eligible to do so, in order to invite them to register. The results of the pilots, which are specifically targeted at boosting registrations among students, attainers and home-movers, will be published in the summer.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 25/02/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

924688

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Freedom of Information
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the longest time was for a response to a freedom of information request in each Government department in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Eastbourne
	tabling member printed	Stephen Lloyd
	uin	154158
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2018 answer text The statistics collected and published centrally by the Government on the operation of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 within central government do not record the exact length of time taken to respond to individual requests. The statistics report on the number and proportion of requests that were answered within the 20 working days target, and on the number and proportion of requests that were answered within a permitted deadline extension. answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 21/06/2018 09:18:28 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	3968 label Biography information for Stephen Lloyd

924687

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Freedom of Information
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of freedom of information requests have not been responded to within the 20 working days target by each Department in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Eastbourne
	tabling member printed	Stephen Lloyd
	uin	154157
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2018 answer text The Government publishes statistics on the operation of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 within central government, including on the number and proportion of requests that were answered within the 20 working days target, and on the number and proportion of requests that were answered within a permitted deadline extension. These can be found at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/government-foi-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/government-foi-statistics</a>. answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 21/06/2018 09:16:55 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	3968 label Biography information for Stephen Lloyd

891369

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Electoral Register: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department has taken to increase public awareness of voter registration in England at the age of 16 in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	138073
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/05/2018 answer text Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) are responsible for maintaining a complete and accurate electoral register. Many EROs undertake effective democratic engagement activities with young people and other population groups. Government has a role to play as well. By making it possible to apply to register to vote online we have transformed the ease and speed with which people can get on the register. Statistics show that the registration website is especially popular with younger people. Ahead of the 2017 General Election the Government supported the Electoral Commission’s campaign to encourage voter registration by sharing their campaign materials through existing government social media accounts, such as Facebook and Twitter, as well as our own networks. We also published reminder register to vote messages on our high traffic <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a> pages, such as DVLA and HMRC. In addition, last December, we published a Democratic Engagement Plan which sets out our priorities for raising awareness of democracy and participation in our democratic processes – including registering to vote – amongst a number of different groups, including young people. Linked to this work and the Suffrage Centenary celebrations we have launched a pack for parliamentarians, announced the recruitment and training of youth democracy ambassadors and will make a secondary schools resource for 13-16 year olds. Working with partners, including those in the youth charity sector, we are looking forward to the inaugural National Democracy Week (2-8 July 2018). This is designed to promote democratic participation amongst all under registered groups, including attainers. answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 29/05/2018 14:16:20 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1055726

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Electoral Register: British Nationals Abroad
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What plans he has to change the time limit on the entitlement of UK citizens living overseas to register to vote in UK parliamentary elections.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Worcestershire
	tabling member printed	Nigel Huddleston
	uin	909034
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2019 answer text British citizens living abroad retain strong links with the United Kingdom, no matter how far they have travelled.<p>The Government is supporting the Member for Montgomeryshire’s Private Member’s Bill on Overseas Electors which delivers our manifesto commitment to introduce votes for life.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 06/02/2019 15:18:43 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston

1077288

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2019
	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, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring the compatibility of registration officers’ systems for managing registration data.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	225545
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2019 answer text <p>With the introduction of Individual Electoral Registration (IER) in 2014, the Cabinet Office worked with the Electoral Management Systems (EMS) providers to ensure they were compatible with the Government’s IER Digital Service. Compatibility with the IER Digital Service means that Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) can manage registration data through their EMS by downloading applications submitted through the Register to Vote website, uploading applications to be verified with the Department of Work and Pensions, and notifying other EROs about electors who have moved from their area. We continue to work with the suppliers to ensure any changes to the IER Digital Service retain compatability with the EMSs.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 28/02/2019 10:35:01 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1083564

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Elections: Fraud
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate his Department has made of the cost to the public purse of efforts to secure UK elections from outside interference in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	229605
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>Whilst we have no seen evidence of successful interference, we are not complacent: this Government takes the security and integrity of our electoral processes extremely seriously. The Government is committed to working together with a full range of partners: academia, businesses, charities, regulators and civil society to respect, protect, and promote our democracy.</p><p> </p><p>Protecting the UK’s electoral mechanics from foreign cyber interference is one of the National Cyber Security Centre’s key priorities. The NCSC offers political parties access to the best cyber security guidance and support, and will provide cyber security guidance to the range of bodies – notably local authorities – involved in an election.</p><p> </p><p>It is also the responsibility of organisations and individuals to do what they can to reduce the vulnerability of data, which is the most effective method to deny states and others the opportunity to do harm or interfere. This is why we have spent £1.9 billion on cyber security, including establishing the NCSC since 2016.</p><p> </p><p>There is also ongoing work with local authorities and electoral administrators to ensure our elections remain secure. Within these broad programmes of work to secure our democratic processes, costs specifically to secure elections from outside interference are not recorded separately.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 12/03/2019 17:15:53 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

882226

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Local Government: Elections
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure good cyber security practices are followed for the systems that support the delivery of UK elections ahead of local government elections in May.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	135247
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2018 answer text <p>Whilst responsibility for the delivery of local elections remains with individual Returning Officers, the security of our electoral processes is a priority for the Cabinet Office. Ahead of the local elections, security guidance from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and the Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI) has been issued to all Local Authorities. This guidance is available on the NCSC website</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 18/04/2018 13:52:11 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1082643

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Treasury: Grants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has reviewed its policy on awarding grants as a result of the cancellation of the Garden Bridge project.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	uin	229173
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>Whilst not connected to the cancellation of the Garden Bridge project, the Cabinet Office published a set of minimum standards for government general grants in December 2016. The standards cover the end-to-end process and are designed to ensure that government grants administration is efficient, effective and offers value to taxpayers. The standards and supporting guidance are published on gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 12/03/2019 17:10:01 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed