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348938

registered interest
date	08/06/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Constituencies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2015 to Question 262, how his Department's estimate that reducing the number of Parliamentary constituencies from 650 to 600 would result in savings to the public purse of £13.6 million a year has been calculated.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	1444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>Information on the projected savings can be found at: <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/documents/impact-assessments/IA12-017.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/documents/impact-assessments/IA12-017.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 16/06/2015 15:01:30 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

348972

registered interest
date	08/06/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	House of Lords: Reform
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his policy is on bringing forward legislation on House of Lords reform during the course of the current Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	1395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government believes that there remains a strong case for introducing an elected element into the second chamber, but does not see this as a priority for this Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 16/06/2015 15:05:43 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

348517

registered interest
date	04/06/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Constituencies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2015 to Question 263, whether it remains his policy to reduce the number of parliamentary constituencies from 650 to 600.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	1274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>The Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies (PVSC) Act 2011 provides for the number of constituencies to be reduced from 650 to 600 and the Government remains committed to equalising the size of constituencies in order to make votes of more equal value. The Government will outline its plans for constituency boundaries when it responds to the Political and Constitutional Reform Committee’s report, <em>What next on the redrawing of parliamentary constituency boundaries?</em>, in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The Boundary Commissions are due to commence work on their next reviews of Parliamentary constituencies in spring 2016 in order to submit final reports by 1 October 2018. If approved, the new constituencies would take effect at the next General Election.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose grouped question UIN 1252 question first answered 09/06/2015 15:33:07 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

348518

registered interest
date	04/06/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Constituencies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to enact the reduction in the number of seats in this House from 650 to 600.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	1252
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>The Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies (PVSC) Act 2011 provides for the number of constituencies to be reduced from 650 to 600 and the Government remains committed to equalising the size of constituencies in order to make votes of more equal value. The Government will outline its plans for constituency boundaries when it responds to the Political and Constitutional Reform Committee’s report, <em>What next on the redrawing of parliamentary constituency boundaries?</em>, in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The Boundary Commissions are due to commence work on their next reviews of Parliamentary constituencies in spring 2016 in order to submit final reports by 1 October 2018. If approved, the new constituencies would take effect at the next General Election.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose grouped question UIN 1274 question first answered 09/06/2015 15:33:07 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

348519

registered interest
date	04/06/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Register
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 changes to the number of people on the electoral register since the introduction of individual electoral registration; and what changes there have been to the age and demographic profiles of electors in that period.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	1250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>The introduction of Individual Electoral Registration has made it easier than ever before for electors to register to vote through online registration.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Electoral Commission will be publishing a report this month on the electoral registers used for the General Election, providing the most up to date picture about registration levels.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 09/06/2015 15:30:41 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

348593

registered interest
date	04/06/2015
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, what his policy is on extension of the franchise in future general elections to EU nationals based in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	1105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2015 answer text <p>Citizens of the EU who are resident in the UK can already vote in European Parliamentary and local elections, if they do not wish to vote in their home state. Equally, British citizens living in other member states can choose to vote in their European Parliamentary elections.</p><p> </p><p>No such arrangements exist for parliamentary elections in the UK or in other member states. The government has no plans to change these arrangements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 12/06/2015 10:59:10 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

348324

registered interest
date	03/06/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Register: Internet
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 or attempted to register to vote online after 20 April 2015.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	993
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>Since 20 April 2015 over 250,000 people have applied to register to vote online at gov.uk/register-to-vote</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information about the number of people who have applied to register to vote is available at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/performance/register-to-vote" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/performance/register-to-vote</a></p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 09/06/2015 15:28:53 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

348107

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Register
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his policy is on the abolition of the annual canvass undertaken by Electoral Registration Officers, as provided for in the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 c. 6 Part 1, Section 7(2)(b), during the course of the current Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	696
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>Following the introduction of Individual Electoral Registration (IER) in Great Britain in 2014, the annual canvass of households has been retained. There are no current plans to exercise an order under Part 1, Section 7(2)(b) of the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 09/06/2015 15:27:23 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

348109

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Constituencies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government plans to bring forward legislative proposals to alter the procedure by which the recommendations of the Boundary Commissions take effect upon the conclusion of their periodic reviews of constituency boundaries.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	698
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to equalising the size of constituencies in order to make votes of more equal value. The Government will outline its plans for constituency boundaries when it responds to the Political and Constitutional Reform Committee’s report, <em>What next on the redrawing of parliamentary constituency boundaries?</em>, in due course.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 09/06/2015 11:57:42 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

347413

registered interest
date	29/05/2015
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 Answer of 21 May 2012, Official Report, column 483W, on voter identification, whether the Government plans to bring forward legislative proposals during the course of the current Parliament to require voters to produce photographic identification at polling stations.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government considers tackling electoral fraud as a high priority and believes that more needs to be done to safeguard the integrity of elections.</p><p>The Electoral Commission has been developing proposals for a scheme to require voters in polling stations to provide identification before they can be issued with ballot papers. The Government will consider these proposals in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 04/06/2015 15:35:04 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry