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454052

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Electoral Register: Credit Reference Agencies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what checks his Department has in place to ensure that credit reference firms do not sell-on electoral roll data.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	28018
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2016 answer text <p>Under the Regulation 115 of the Representation of the People (England and Wales)(Amendment) Regulations 2002, anyone who is supplied with the full register is not permitted to sell a copy to any person, disclose any information contained in it, or use it for anything apart from the specified purpose for which the full register has been supplied. In contravening this provision, a person would be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, which currently stands at £5000.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 01/03/2016 11:09:35 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

385554

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Electoral Register: National Insurance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to link National Insurance numbering systems with voter registration to improve registration levels.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	4204
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2015 answer text <p>Under Individual Electoral Registration (IER) applicants provide two personal identifiers including a national insurance number which are checked against Government records to help verify the person is who they say they are. As part of the transition to IER in 2014, 87% of the existing electorate was automatically re-registered under the new system after being data matched against Government and local authority data. Data matching continues to be integral to IER, in verifying new applications, but also locally in identifying and verifying applications from eligible electors. We will keep under review the scope for data to further improve voter registration.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 03/07/2015 11:48:31 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

451175

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2016
	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, whether his Department has established a group or unit to deal with the Government approach to the forthcoming EU referendum.
	tabling member constituency	Harwich and North Essex
	tabling member printed	Mr Bernard Jenkin
	uin	26361
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>There is a long established secretariat in the Cabinet Office that deals with all European matters, including the renegotiation. This has been expanded in recent weeks to reflect the increased workload resulting from the renegotiation.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 11/02/2016 16:59:21 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	40 label Biography information for Sir Bernard Jenkin

449930

	registered interest
	date	02/02/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Electoral Register: Juries
	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 effect of individual electoral registration on jury selection and composition.
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hendrick
	uin	25427
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2016 answer text <p>The rules governing jury selection and composition are unaffected by the introduction of Individual Electoral Registration (IER). Potential jurors’ names are still selected at random from the electoral register.</p><p>IER means that we can prove electors are genuine for the first time and is crucial in ensuring the registers used for jury selection are as accurate as possible.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 05/02/2016 14:27:40 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

421907

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Electoral Register: Students
	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 increase voter registration among students.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	12200
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2015 answer text <p>The move to Individual Electoral Registration has made registration more convenient for students, who can now register online in as little as three minutes on a tablet, smart-phone or PC. Ahead of the elections on 7 May, £530,000 was allocated to organisations that work to encourage student electoral registration, including £380,000 to the National Union of Students. In 2013, the Cabinet Office established the Student Forum, bringing together key organisations representing students and universities, as well as Electoral Registration Officers with significant student populations to foster closer working relationships. We have also worked with Sheffield University and the local Electoral Registration Officer to pilot digital integration of student enrolment with electoral registration and I am keen that we learn from this work.</p><p>I am engaged in detailed discussions with a range of Electoral Registration Officers on how to increase registration rates for hard-to-reach groups, including students, and look forward to announcing further details on this soon.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 21/10/2015 15:28:37 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

419841

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2015
	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, if he will extend the successful Schools Initiative in Northern Ireland established to increase voter registration among 16 to 18 year olds to other parts of the UK before the next 2015 deadline for electoral registration.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Mr Graham Allen
	uin	10713
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>The most recent report by the Electoral Commission (November 2012) on completeness and accuracy of the register in Northern Ireland showed that 51% of 18 - 19 year olds were registered to vote compared to 76% in Great Britain. The Government has no current plans to extend the Northern Ireland Schools Initiative to the rest of the United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose grouped question UIN 10714 question first answered 19/10/2015 12:08:23 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	364 label Biography information for Mr Graham Allen

419842

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2015
	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 assessment his Department has made of lessons learned from the successful Schools Initiative in Northern Ireland established to increase voter registration among attainers and young voters.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Mr Graham Allen
	uin	10714
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>The most recent report by the Electoral Commission (November 2012) on completeness and accuracy of the register in Northern Ireland showed that 51% of 18 - 19 year olds were registered to vote compared to 76% in Great Britain. The Government has no current plans to extend the Northern Ireland Schools Initiative to the rest of the United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose grouped question UIN 10713 question first answered 19/10/2015 12:08:23 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	364 label Biography information for Mr Graham Allen

416182

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Members
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of annual savings to the public purse of reducing the number of hon. Members from 650 to 600.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	uin	8595
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>The most recent estimate, in June 2012, indicated that if the number of MPs were reduced from 650 to 600, the saving would be £13.6 million a year.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 11/09/2015 10:35:29 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

419036

	registered interest
	date	16/09/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Electoral Register: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Written Statement of 16 July 2015, on Individual Electoral Registration (IER), HCWS 127, which local authorities have received any of the additional £3 million funding; and how much such additional funding each local authority has received so far to target their non IER registered carry-forward electors.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
	uin	10532
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2015 answer text <p>The following table shows the local authorities who have received funding to target non IER registered carry-forward electors. We are currently in the process of agreeing funding to a further 57 local authorities.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Local Authority</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Allocation</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham City Council</p></td><td><p>£75,939.20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lambeth, London Borough of</p></td><td><p>£42,500.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol City Council</p></td><td><p>£39,425.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council</p></td><td><p>£30,025.60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sheffield City Council</p></td><td><p>£22,693.60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brent, London Borough of</p></td><td><p>£17,603.20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newham, London Borough of</p></td><td><p>£15,116.80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kensington and Chelsea, Royal Borough of</p></td><td><p>£14,128.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bury Metropolitan Borough Council</p></td><td><p>£13,612.80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cheshire West and Chester Council</p></td><td><p>£12,000.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sevenoaks District</p></td><td><p>£11,357.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Harrow, London Borough of</p></td><td><p>£10,792.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council</p></td><td><p>£10,699.20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wandsworth, London Borough of</p></td><td><p>£10,677.60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cheshire East Borough Council</p></td><td><p>£10,292.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottingham City Council</p></td><td><p>£9,845.60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ealing, London Borough of</p></td><td><p>£9,611.70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barking and Dagenham, London Borough of</p></td><td><p>£8,885.60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southampton City Council</p></td><td><p>£8,244.80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council</p></td><td><p>£8,234.40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Camden, London Borough of</p></td><td><p>£8,056.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council</p></td><td><p>£7,785.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Islington, London Borough of</p></td><td><p>£7,619.20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Plymouth City Council</p></td><td><p>£7,572.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Windsor and Maidenhead, Royal Borough of</p></td><td><p>£7,518.40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cornwall Council</p></td><td><p>£6,380.72</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Portsmouth City Council</p></td><td><p>£6,252.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council</p></td><td><p>£6,216.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maidstone Borough Council</p></td><td><p>£5,892.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oxford City Council</p></td><td><p>£5,881.60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Somerset District Council</p></td><td><p>£5,801.60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greenwich, London Borough of</p></td><td><p>£5,492.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vale of White Horse District Council</p></td><td><p>£5,252.80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council</p></td><td><p>£5,200.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Lancashire Borough Council</p></td><td><p>£5,000.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Winchester City Council</p></td><td><p>£5,000.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Salford City Council</p></td><td><p>£4,841.35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swindon Borough Council</p></td><td><p>£4,612.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mendip District Council</p></td><td><p>£3,917.60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Crawley Borough Council</p></td><td><p>£3,751.20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Allerdale Borough Council</p></td><td><p>£3,566.60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peterborough City COuncil</p></td><td><p>£3,019.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kettering Borough Council</p></td><td><p>£3,000.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Isle of Wight County Council</p></td><td><p>£2,306.90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council</p></td><td><p>£2,150.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rugby Borough Council</p></td><td><p>£2,006.10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lewes District Council</p></td><td><p>£2,000.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swale Borough Council</p></td><td><p>£2,000.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Kesteven District Council</p></td><td><p>£1,987.15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Preston City Council</p></td><td><p>£1,970.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Albans District Council</p></td><td><p>£1,580.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Derbyshire Dales District Council</p></td><td><p>£1,500.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rutland County Council</p></td><td><p>£1,464.80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gloucester City Council</p></td><td><p>£1,450.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dover District Council</p></td><td><p>£1,428.20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rother District Council</p></td><td><p>£1,247.64</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bracknell Forest Borough Council</p></td><td><p>£1,209.90</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 13/10/2015 16:06:05 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose previous answer version 23179 answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

445853

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2016
	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 proportion of people removed from the electoral register since December 2015 are (a) men and (b) women.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
	uin	23086
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2016 answer text <p>The electoral registers used for the 2015 General Election contained over 400,000 more entries than the last registers published prior to the introduction of Individual Electoral Registration (IER). As such, suggestions that IER would lead to a decline in registration levels were simply incorrect.</p><p>While data is not available on the number of non-IER registered electors who voted at the 2015 General Election, the Electoral Commission found 96% of the entries on the electoral register in May 2015 were already registered under IER.</p><p>The Electoral Commission is planning to publish a report in February/March 2016 on the state of the December 2015 registers. This is expected to include data on the number of register entries and on the number of remaining non-IER registered entries removed in December.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose grouped question UIN 23087 question first answered 26/01/2016 12:24:09 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose previous answer version 40684 answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero