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1701486

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Electoral Register
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what guidance his Department or the predecessor Department has issued on registration on the electoral roll when an elector (a) owns and (b) resides in more than one property.
	tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Gullis
	uin	22177
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>The Electoral Commission, as the independent electoral regulator, holds responsibility for issuance of guidance on electoral registration, voting and second homes.</p><p>This can be found at: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.electoralcommission.org.uk%2Fvoting-and-elections%2Fwho-can-vote%2Fother-registration-options%2Fvoting-and-second-homes&amp;data=05%7C02%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Ce8928f0a02cc4201d2f908dc639c5bce%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638494770430235204%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=WzV9kDrP%2FahRYRdSsy3617NACUB2kpqzoAelVt4h8TM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/voting-and-elections/who-can-vote/other-registration-options/voting-and-second-homes</a>.</p><p>A person is entitled to be registered as a parliamentary elector for a constituency - or in the case of local elections, as a local government elector for an electoral area - if on the date they submit their application they meet the criteria for registration.</p><p>Those criteria include a requirement (except, regarding Parliamentary elections, in respect of a British citizen living overseas) that the applicant is resident in the constituency or electoral area. It is for the Electoral Registration Officer to determine whether the applicant meets this residency requirement by reference to the factors set out in section 5 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (and in some cases sections 6 to 7C of that Act also). Ownership of a property is not sufficient on its own, the ERO must determine that an individual is resident. Case law suggests this will involve a degree of permanence.</p><p>This means that some citizens are entitled to register to vote in respect of more than one address in certain circumstances.</p><p>However, it may be noted that it is a criminal offence for a registered elector to vote more than once in the same constituency at a parliamentary election or in the same electoral division or ward at a local government election. It is also a criminal offence for a registered elector to vote in more than one constituency at a parliamentary general election, or in more than once electoral division or ward at an ordinary election of councillors for county, London Borough or district.</p> answering member constituency North Dorset answering member printed Simon Hoare question first answered 24/04/2024 15:06:00 answering member 4494 label Biography information for Simon Hoare
	tabling member	4814 label Biography information for Jonathan Gullis

1698888

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Electoral Register
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing an automatic voter registration system for elections.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	20675
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>Individual Electoral Registration (IER), introduced in 2014, brought registering to vote into the 21<sup>st</sup> century by making it possible to register to vote online in as little as three minutes. It also ensured that every individual had control and ownership over the process.</p><p>The UK Government has no plans to reassess its policy with regards to automatic voter registration, as to do so would risk undermining the principle of individuals taking ownership of registering to vote.</p> answering member constituency North Dorset answering member printed Simon Hoare question first answered 15/04/2024 15:41:57 answering member 4494 label Biography information for Simon Hoare
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1675078

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2023
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Electoral Register
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he last made an assessment of the potential merits of Automatic Voter Registration as a means of improving the accuracy of the electoral register.
	tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
	tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
	uin	5043
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2023 answer text <p>In 2014, the then Coalition introduced Individual Electoral Registration. The Government has no plans to reassess its policy with regard to automatic voter registration for resident UK citizens or for registering UK citizens living abroad. The electoral system in the United Kingdom is trust based and voting is not mandatory. The Government opposes automatic voter registration because such a system would risk increasing errors and inaccuracies in the registers.</p><p>The Government understands that the Welsh Government is planning to trial automatic registration for devolved elections and will be paying close attention to any unintended or negative effects on registration for reserved elections.</p><p>The UK Government is working with the Electoral Commission to amplify its messaging to increase awareness of the forthcoming removal of the 15-year limit on British citizens’ living abroad and their eligibility to register and vote in UK Parliamentary elections.</p> answering member constituency North Dorset answering member printed Simon Hoare grouped question UIN 5042 5044 5045 question first answered 11/12/2023 17:22:10 answering member 4494 label Biography information for Simon Hoare
	tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan

1625965

	registered interest
	date	05/05/2023
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Electoral Register
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many people failed to answer the prescribed questions when applying to vote as an elector.
	tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
	tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
	uin	183999
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2023 answer text <p>As required by <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fuksi%2F2022%2F1382%2Fregulation%2F34%2Fmade&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C659b69d3bfa04fe05d1b08db5224b2b3%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638194089786383103%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=0t1ir4SmKPeokyZxRoTgv2Wqx5xd6aSBSSHTpEDVwjQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">paragraph 34 of part 7 of the Voter Identification Regulations 2022</a>, polling station staff were required to collect data regarding the use of identification. This information will be returned to Government and the Electoral Commission in due course, as set out in the UQ response on the floor of the House on 27 April 2023 (<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhansard.parliament.uk%2Fcommons%2F2023-04-27%2Fdebates%2F1E1A6933-7678-4AAA-8D01-4F8274FE549B%2FVoterID&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C659b69d3bfa04fe05d1b08db5224b2b3%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638194089786383103%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=SAA6z1jgfl9crq%2FKKsBAjvk5N%2BvrxhI%2FU2l77WN3P7g%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Official Report, HC, Volume 731, Column 919</a>).</p><p>The Government will be publishing reports as required by <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fukpga%2F1983%2F2%2Fsection%2F59A&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C659b69d3bfa04fe05d1b08db5224b2b3%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638194089786383103%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Ugvz2TR8SBd%2BsLyAYMjgHaEhEicg2lQpM1Pxrnbc%2BGs%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">section 59A of the Representation of the People Act 1983</a>.</p><p>The Electoral Commission will also report on the elections in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency Bishop Auckland answering member printed Dehenna Davison grouped question UIN 183995 183996 183997 183998 184000 question first answered 11/05/2023 14:14:51 answering member 4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison
	tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan

1507209

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2022
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Electoral Register
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on potential merits of enabling English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish citizens to record their nationality as such when registering to vote.
	tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
	uin	53363
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2022 answer text <p>Eligibility to register to vote in most elections in the UK rests on several criteria, including nationality. As British nationality encapsulates all four nations in the UK there is no specific need to record further information for the purposes of electoral registration. As such, no discussions on this subject have taken place.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 11/10/2022 14:33:06 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1415937

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Electoral Register
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of reducing the delay between the submission of electoral registration applications or updates and the updating of those details on the electoral register.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
	uin	110608
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2022 answer text <p>There is a five working day objection period in which objections to new applications to the electoral register can be made and considered, in order to prevent electoral fraud. The Government is clear that tackling electoral fraud is a high priority, as it secures the protection of our democracy.</p><p>The current process is a tried and tested method which Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) are familiar with, and there are no current plans to change it. This schedule gives the EROs the opportunity to make the relevant changes in good time, whilst actively ensuring the prevention of fraud and sustaining the completeness and accuracy of the register.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 01/02/2022 17:29:11 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1336620

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2021
	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 Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to Answer of 2 June 2021 to Question 6510 on Electoral Register, if he will list the meetings he has had, and on what dates, with representatives of (a) civil rights organisations, (b) Black, Asian and ethnic minority groups, (c) disability rights groups and (d) interest groups representing elderly people to discuss electoral participation, voter turnout and the proposals set out in the Electoral Integrity Bill since February 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	16244
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2021 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office has worked, and continues to work, closely with a wide range of charities and civil society organisations to make sure the proposals in the Elections Bill are implemented in a way that is inclusive for all eligible voters.</p><p><strong><br></strong>Details of meetings with external organisations are included in regular transparency reports and can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministers-transparency-publications" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministers-transparency-publications</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 23/06/2021 14:57:05 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1327557

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2021
	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 Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what meetings he has had with representatives of (a) civil rights organisations, (b) Black, Asian and ethnic minority groups, (c) disability rights groups and (d) interest groups representing elderly people to discuss electoral participation, voter turnout and the proposals set out in the Electoral Integrity Bill since February 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	6510
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2021 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office has worked and continues to work closely with a wide range of charities and civil society organisations to make sure that the proposals in the Elections Bill are implemented in a way that is inclusive for all eligible voters.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 02/06/2021 15:00:06 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1307699

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2021
	answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	answering dept id	36
	answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	hansard heading	Electoral Register
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for City of Chester, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what recent estimate the Commission has made of the number of eligible people who are (a) not on the electoral register and (b) not registered correctly; and how the Commission calculated those estimates.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	179211
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2021 answer text <p>The Commission carries out research studies on the accuracy and completeness of the electoral registers. These are based on an established, robust methodology involving house-to-house interviewing across the UK. The most recent study, published in 2019, found that 83% of people eligible to appear on a local government register in Great Britain were correctly registered.</p><p>The findings from this research can be used, with the Office for National Statistic's population estimates, to estimate that between 8.3 and 9.4 million people in Great Britain were not correctly registered. This estimate includes people not on a register, and people on a register but not at their current and therefore correct address. It is not possible, however, to provide a specific estimate for each category seperately.</p> answering member constituency City of Chester answering member printed Christian Matheson question first answered 15/04/2021 09:05:30 answering member 4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1303905

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2021
	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 Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much funding his Department allocated to improving voter registration in the UK in (a) 2018, (b) 2019 and (c) 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	171643
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2021 answer text <p>Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) have the statutory responsibility for compiling and maintaining complete and accurate registers for their local areas. The Electoral Commission (EC) is responsible for providing guidance and resources to help EROs and their staff in running electoral registration, for setting standards, and for monitoring the performance of EROs. The Commission runs campaigns to raise awareness of how people can register to vote, and how to cast their vote.</p><p>The Government ensures that EROs have the tools that they need to do their job efficiently. For example, changes to the annual canvass in Great Britain has provided EROs with greater flexibility to target their resources where they are needed, rather than on the majority of properties, where nothing has changed.</p><p>The Government is committed to encouraging democratic engagement amongst all electors, including underrepresented groups. Since 2013, the Government has provided more than £27m to fund activities to promote electoral registration and democratic engagement more widely.</p><p>Third-party organisations delivered events and activities during National Democracy Week (NDW), and the Government facilitated workshops with Democratic Engagement Champions in preparation for the week. The Government has no plans to run NDW in 2021. Instead, the Government will focus on its unique responsibilities as legislator, funder and promoter of good practice.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 171644 171645 171646 171647 question first answered 23/03/2021 17:53:56 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith