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1087717

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Elections: Proof of Identity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	Whether the Government plans to conduct further voter ID pilots; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	South Thanet
	tabling member printed	Craig Mackinlay
	uin	909771
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>The British public deserves to have confidence in our democracy. A diverse range of 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.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 13/03/2019 15:29:30 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4529 label Biography information for Craig Mackinlay

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

1088768

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Local Government: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people have been directly employed by local authorities in England since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	232600
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 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 Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 19/03/2019 17:30:23 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name PQ232600.pdf title UKSA Final Response
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1055945

	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	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 press release entitled Next round of Voter ID pilots announced for 2019, published 3 November 2018, which local authorities are (a) continuing to take part in and (b) have withdrawn from the pilot process; and what the reasons were for each local authority that has withdrawn.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	217666
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>The British public deserves to have confidence in our democracy. The Government is committed to making sure that our electoral system is fit for the future.</p><p> </p><p>A diverse range of 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.</p><p> </p><p>Since the publication of the press release entitled ‘Next round of Voter ID pilots announced for 2019’ published 3 November 2018, East Staffordshire, Peterborough, and Ribble Valley have withdrawn from the 2019 voter ID pilot scheme. We are grateful to the Returning Officers in each of these local authorities for volunteering to pilot voter ID. In each case, we respect the Returning Officer’s decision to withdraw from the May 2019 voter ID pilots. Craven Borough Council has confirmed its participation in the 2019 voter ID pilot scheme. Craven will pilot the mixed photographic and non-photographic voter ID model.</p><p> </p><p>Voters in Pendle and Woking will be asked to show photo ID before they are given their ballot papers.</p><p> </p><p>Broxtowe, Derby, North Kesteven, Craven and Braintree will require voters to present either one form of photo ID or two forms of non-photo ID.</p><p> </p><p>Mid Sussex, Watford and North West Leicestershire will test using poll cards as a means of identification.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, Pendle will run a separate postal vote pilot, looking at the security of postal votes and providing additional guidance in postal vote packs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 11/02/2019 16:22:08 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1060613

	registered interest
	date	13/02/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Civil Servants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the National Audit Office publication Departmental Overview: Cabinet Office 2017-18, how many civil servants work in each of the groups and units in his Department responsible for improving the efficiency of government.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	220787
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>Information about the number of civil servants working in the Cabinet Office broken down by Operating Segment was published in the 2017/18 Cabinet Office Annual Report &amp; Accounts which is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cabinet-office-annual-report-and-accounts-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cabinet-office-annual-report-and-accounts-2017-to-2018</a> (see page 43, Average number of persons employed).</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 18/02/2019 14:21:18 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1061270

	registered interest
	date	14/02/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Elections: Pilot Schemes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Electoral Integrity Pilots Prospectus 2018, whether his Department produced templates for developing equality impact assessments to ensure consistency across all local authorities participating in the 2019 electoral pilots; and what steps his Department is taking to assess the potential effect on protected groups in the design and delivery of the pilots.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	221753
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>The British public deserves to have confidence in our democracy and the Government is committed to making sure that our electoral system is fit for the future.</p><p> </p><p>The success of the voter ID pilots in May last year proves that voter ID is a reasonable and proportionate measure. Based on the public opinion survey of the 2018 pilots there is no indication that the ID requirement impacted the intention to vote for any consistent specific demographic group across the 2018 pilot authorities.</p><p> </p><p>The local authorities taking part in the 2019 voter ID pilot scheme are conducting equality impact assessments to ensure that the potential impacts of the scheme on their voters are understood, and that mechanisms to support voters can be put in place where necessary. That work is supported by the Cabinet Office.</p><p> </p><p>We take seriously the importance of Public Sector Equality Duty compliance at every stage of policy development and are engaging with the Equality and Human Rights Commission and a broad range of charities and civil society organisations to ensure that the overall policy reflects the needs of all voters in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 19/02/2019 12:21:54 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1061256

	registered interest
	date	14/02/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Elections: Pilot Schemes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Electoral Integrity Pilots Prospectus 2018, whether his Department has met its provisional timetable for finalising and approving the statutory orders for the 2019 electoral pilots; and if his Department will publish those statutory orders.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	221740
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>The British public deserves to have confidence in our democracy and the Government is committed to making sure that our electoral system is fit for the future.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Preparations for the 2019 voter ID pilots are on track and the pilot scheme orders are nearing completion. As with the 2018 pilot scheme orders they will be published on <a href="https://gov.uk/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The success of the voter ID pilots in May 2018 proves that voter ID is a reasonable and</p><p>proportionate measure. A diverse range of local authorities will be taking part in voter ID pilots for the 2019 local elections. The pilots will give us a deeper understanding of how voter ID might work on a wider scale and in different contexts, enabling us to identify what works best for voters.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 19/02/2019 12:25:12 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1046029

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2019
	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, with reference to the Electoral Commission report of 14 December 2018 entitled Cost of delivering the June 2016 referendum on the UK's membership of the EU, what the total cost of the referendum was to the public purse including pre-purdah referendum publicity and documentation.
	tabling member constituency	Witney
	tabling member printed	Robert Courts
	uin	211344
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>The cost to taxpayers of delivering the 2016 EU Referendum was £129.1 million. A breakdown of that cost is provided in the report published by the Electoral Commission.</p><p> </p><p>The then Government undertook publicity on EU membership ahead of the referendum. This cost an additional £9.3 million.</p><p> </p><p>The total cost to taxpayers was thus £138.4 million</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 29/01/2019 09:49:58 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts

1047040

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Census
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to paragraph 3.89 of the White Paper entitled Help Shape Our Future: The 2021 Census of Population and Housing in England and Wales, which of the 55 proposed tick boxes received the most number of requests.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	211868
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 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 Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 28/01/2019 16:18:33 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name Combined PQ211865, 211866, 211867,211868_ (1).pdf title UKSA Response
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1060560

	registered interest
	date	13/02/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Military Decorations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, will the medal submissions previously submitted to the 2012 Medal Review be automatically reconsidered by the new Advisory Military Sub-Committee of the Honours and Decorations Committee without having to be resubmitted.
	tabling member constituency	Ross, Skye and Lochaber
	tabling member printed	Ian Blackford
	uin	220922
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>The process for assessing historic medals claims will be a matter for the independant Advisory Military Sub-Committee and will be announced by the Cabinet Office in due course.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 19/02/2019 12:08:28 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4390 label Biography information for Ian Blackford