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759609

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	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, what the timetable is to bring forward proposals on the registration of people in (i) universities, (ii) colleges, (iii) residential care homes and (iv) houses in multiple occupation.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	10233
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government intends to publish a democratic engagement strategy addressing<br>registration issues in late 2017.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 18/10/2017 14:47:57 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

759617

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	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, if he will conduct a review of all election and electoral registration deadlines which includes the consideration of deadlines for the registration of electors, overseas electors and absent voting.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	10266
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government keeps elections processes and policy under review and Cabinet Office<br>officials are actively discussing timetables and other processes with the Association of<br>Electoral Administrators and the Electoral Commission to understand the issues and<br>identify practicable solutions that put electors first.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 20/10/2017 14:40:39 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

760805

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2017
	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, if he will assess the merits of clarifying the arrangements around deferring publication of the electoral register where an election occurs during the defined canvass period.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	105248
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government recognises that greater clarity could be provided on deferring<br>publication of the electoral register under these circumstances. We will keep the<br>matter under review and address it when the opportunity arises.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 19/10/2017 10:51:09 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

765163

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2017
	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, what steps the Government plans to take to reduce bureaucracy in voter registration processes during and outside canvass periods.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	105481
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>We are committed to improving and modernising electoral registration and are taking a<br>number of actions to meet this aim. For example, we are currently conducting 24 pilots<br>relating to the annual canvass with a view to simplifying this in future. The results of these<br>pilots will be available in 2018 and we will set out next steps at that time.</p><p>The programme is currently managing 23 local authorities undertaking canvass pilots this<br>year, following on from 3 local authorities who piloted last year. These pilots are the<br>starting point to gather evidence with the view of implementing changes to the canvass for<br>the 2019 canvass. The models that are currently being piloted look at how to reduce the<br>burdens of the canvass and reduce the bureaucracy. A working group with our key<br>stakeholders has been set up to start developing potential model ideas for a less<br>bureaucratic registration process.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 12/10/2017 14:15:19 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

771361

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2017
	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, what recent comparable assessment the Government has made in the volume of guidance produced by the Electoral Commission for the registration of UK citizens overseas and the registration of homeless people; and whether his Department plans to review such guidance.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	107935
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government has not made any assessment of the volume of Electoral Commission<br>guidance since this is a matter for the Electoral Commission.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 20/10/2017 14:37:40 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

771362

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2017
	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, how much funding was allocated by the Government to support (a) the registration of UK electors overseas and (b) residents without a fixed address in advance of the (i) 2017 General Election, (ii) EU referendum and (iii) 2015 General Election.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	107936
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>Most funding for electoral registration is the responsibility of local authorities. However, in<br>recent years (including all the years in question) the Cabinet Office has made available<br>extra funding to cover the additional costs of Individual Electoral Registration. Such<br>funding will have assisted with the cost of any targeted canvassing of groups such as<br>those without a fixed address or overseas electors. However it is not possible to estimate<br>the specific costs of such activity.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 19/10/2017 11:27:58 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

771363

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2017
	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, what steps the Government is taking to ensure consistency in Unique Property Reference Numbers for the database used by councils and the gov.uk/register-to-vote website.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	107937
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>Citizens applying to register to vote using the Government website must enter their<br>address. After verification, citizen applications are passed to Electoral Registration<br>Officers. The record passed to each ERO includes the Unique Property Reference<br>Number (UPRN) drawn from an Ordnance Survey database. It is up to each ERO how to<br>make use of this UPRN.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 19/10/2017 11:26:05 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

771360

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2017
	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, if he will make it his policy to establish an online service to enable people to check if they are registered to vote.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	107941
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>Determining an individual’s registration status is the responsibility of Electoral Registration<br>Officers and only EROs hold up-to- date information allowing a citizen to check if they are<br>registered. This means that citizens can contact their local electoral administration office to<br>make enquiries about registration status.</p><p>Making information about registration status available on-line on a national basis would be<br>a significant undertaking and we have no current plans to introduce such a system. It may<br>be more appropriate for EROs to work with their software suppliers to make registers<br>available for checking on-line.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 19/10/2017 11:24:07 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

788384

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2017
	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, how many people registered to vote anonymously in the last general election.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	112482
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>Based on data provided by Electoral Registration Officers, the Office of National Statistics (ONS) published figures in 2017 on the number of electors anonymously registered in England and Wales. In 2016, the number of electors registered anonymously in England and Wales was 2268. Further details are available in the report 'Number of electors registered anonymously by constituent country of England and Wales and regions of England, 2008 to 2016' published on the ONSwebsite.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 01/12/2017 14:28:18 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

795955

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2017
	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, how many people in the UK have been fined for failing to complete a Household Enquiry Form for voter registration in each of the last 5 years.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	116269
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2017 answer text <p>Figures for the total number of people that have had to pay the statutory £1000 fine for failing to complete and return a Household Enquiry Form (HEF) are not held by the Government. Decisions on the use of sanctions for HEFs are for Electoral Registration Officers.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 06/12/2017 15:46:10 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith