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760802

	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	Elections: Disclosure of Information
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will remove the requirement for election agents' home addresses to be published.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	105312
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government recognises the concerns surrounding the inclusion of home addresses on electoral documents which are published and we will consider this whilst looking at issues in relation to publication of the home addresses of candidates.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 23/10/2017 16:09:28 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

760803

	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	Candidates: Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will review the process of recording candidates' expenses including the consideration of the return to, and subsequent reporting of, expenses to returning officers and the possible provision of online reporting and inspection mechanisms.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	105313
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government is clear that spending by candidates at elections should continue to be transparent. We will discuss with returning officers and the Electoral Commission how processes relating to the return and publication of spending returns could be improved. The development of online reporting and inspection is likely incur substantial cost as an online platform would need to be developed, established and maintained.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 23/10/2017 16:07:50 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

760804

	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	Elections: Fraud
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to introduce a formal complaints system as recommended by the Law Commission to provide for a clearer and local system of accountability and challenge.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	105314
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government, in its response to the Sir Eric Pickle’s review of electoral law, agreed with this recommendation. We will continue to work with the Law Commissions and other organisations such as the Electoral Commission on how best to implement the recommendations set out in their review.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 23/10/2017 16:08:30 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

772012

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2017
	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 the Government is taking to ensure that members of the public without formal identification are able to vote in local elections in 2018 in those local authorities which are taking part in the voter ID pilots; for what reasons the Government has not implemented recommendations from the Electoral Commission on making available a voluntary voter card for people without formal identification similar to the system used in Northern Ireland during those voter ID pilots; and if the Government will reimburse members of the public who might have to purchase a driving licence or passport in local authority areas that are taking part in those pilots.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	108103
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>The voter ID pilot schemes are part of a comprehensive programme of reform that will enhance public confidence in our elections, and strengthen electoral integrity.</p><p> </p><p>No-one will need to purchase identification documents to be able to vote in the pilots scheduled for May 2018.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities best understand the needs of their electors. Each pilot authority will use a combination of forms of ID that will ensure that every eligible elector has the opportunity to identify themselves before voting. Those without permitted forms of ID will have the opportunity to inform their ERO to obtain relevant ID. The pilot local authorities and the Electoral Commission are working closely with the Cabinet Office to ensure that this is possible and that every eligible voice can be heard.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 26/10/2017 13:23:39 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

773072

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Elections: Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of the recommendations of the WebRoots Democracy report, entitled Military Voting: Enhancing access to elections for the armed forces abroad, published on 1 August 2017; and what assessment he has made of the potential effectiveness of undertaking a pilot for an online voting option for UK military personnel based overseas.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
	tabling member printed	Darren Jones
	uin	108551
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government notes the recommendations in WebRoots Democracy report. This is an important issue that we take seriously. We are committed to supporting our servicemen and women in exercising their democratic rights and overcoming the barriers that might prevent them from voting.</p><p>However, the introduction of electronic voting (‘e-Voting’) would raise a number of issues which would need to be considered carefully. The selection of elected representatives for Parliament is regarded as requiring the highest possible level of integrity and, at present, there are concerns that e-Voting, by any means, is not seen by many to be suitably rigorous and secure, and could be vulnerable to attack or fraud. Furthermore, the Electoral Commission in their reports on the 2007 e-Voting pilots found that it had little direct effect on increasing turnout. To provide a system over which there are doubts to part of the electorate would not be appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 26/10/2017 15:23:04 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

773075

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	UK Membership of EU: Referendums
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much funding from the public purse was allocated to the 2016 EU referendum for the (a) hire of accommodation for counting votes, (b) printing of polling cards, (c) distribution of polling cards and (d) accommodation for the opening of postal votes.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
	tabling member printed	Darren Jones
	uin	108580
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>The responsibility for managing the funding for national referendums using monies from the Consolidated Fund rests with the Electoral Commission. Counting Officers are given an overall maximum recoverable amount to cover the costs of running the poll. This is based on expenditure on the previous poll, updated for current circumstances, and is aimed to support flexibility in use of the monies by Counting Officers to make it work for the particular needs of their voting area.</p><p>In reference to the overall costs of the 2016 EU Referendum, please see the following Written Statement, presented to Parliament on 23rd March 2016 by the then Parliamentary Secretary to the Cabinet Office, John Penrose MP:</p><p><a href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2016-03-23/debates/16032338000011/EUReferendum(CountingOfficers%E2%80%99Regulations)" target="_blank">https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2016-03-23/debates/16032338000011/EUReferendum(CountingOfficers%E2%80%99Regulations)</a> .</p><p>The European Union Referendum (Counting Officers’ and Regional Counting Officers’ Charges) Regulations 2016 lists the maximum recoverable amounts (MRA) for the services and expenses of counting officers and regional counting officers:</p><p><a href="https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/199442/The-European-Union-Referendum-Counting-Officers-and-Regional-Counting-Officers-Charges-Regulations-2016.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/199442/The-European-Union-Referendum-Counting-Officers-and-Regional-Counting-Officers-Charges-Regulations-2016.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 26/10/2017 13:00:11 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

773076

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	UK Membership of EU: Referendums
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many hours were worked by public servants opening postal votes for the 2016 EU referendum.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
	tabling member printed	Darren Jones
	uin	108581
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>This information is not centrally held by either the Cabinet Office or the Electoral Commission.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 26/10/2017 15:23:31 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

773077

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Absent Voting
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many voters in the (a) 2016 EU referendum and (b) 2017 UK General Election voted (i) at a polling station, (ii) by post and (iii) by proxy.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
	tabling member printed	Darren Jones
	uin	108582
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p>The Electoral Commission publishes data on voting at elections and referendums on its website. The information can be found at https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/our work/our-research/electoral- data/electoral-data- new</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 24/10/2017 16:00:47 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

773870

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Employment: Jarrow
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of the working population of Jarrow constituency is currently employed in the private sector.
	tabling member constituency	Jarrow
	tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
	uin	108674
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 26/10/2017 15:24:22 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore attachment 1 file name PQ108674 (1) (1).pdf title UKSA response
	tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn

773874

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Low Pay: North West
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of people in work in (a) St Helens North, (b) St Helens and (c) the North West earn less than the full-time equivalent of the national living wage.
	tabling member constituency	St Helens North
	tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
	uin	108803
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2017 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 108805 question first answered 30/10/2017 15:42:26 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore attachment 1 file name PQ 108803_108805_final (1) (1).pdf title UKSA response
	tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn