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date	05/03/2015
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the percentage of attainers registered to vote.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL5491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>The Electoral Commission (EC) published its analysis of the electoral registers in England and Wales as at 1 December 2014 on 24 February. This includes an assessment of attainer registration. Their report can be found here:</p><p><a href="http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/182375/Analysis-of-the-December-2014-electoral-registers-in-England-and-Wales.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/182375/Analysis-of-the-December-2014-electoral-registers-in-England-and-Wales.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government is investing over £14 million aimed at maximising voter registration. This includes a focus on targeting new attainers with organisations such as UK Youth and British Youth Council receiving funding to help increase registration levels among this group. The EC's awareness campaign for the elections on 7 May will include a focus on reaching attainers.</p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 19/03/2015 16:34:58 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

225416

registered interest
date	05/03/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	General Election 2015
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they are aware of for international bodies to send election observation missions to the United Kingdom during the forthcoming General Election.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL5492
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>As a participating State of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), the UK Government invites the OSCE to send observers to UK Parliamentary general elections and has done so for the General Election on 7 May. OSCE will inform us who they will send closer to the time.</p><p> </p><p>The Electoral Commission also publishes a list of those who have been accredited as observers, who do not need to be formally invited or to notify the Government of their attendance at UK elections.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 19/03/2015 16:14:57 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

225417

registered interest
date	05/03/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Register: Older People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of risk that the changes in electoral registration will disproportionately affect elderly people living in sheltered housing and senior citizens' homes.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL5493
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>A full impact assessment of Individual Electoral Registration (IER), which included an assessment of the effect of IER on the elderly, disabled or those in care, has been carried out. Local Electoral Registration Officers are responsible for contacting all eligible electors in their areas to ask them to register to vote. Cabinet Office has made £14m available over the last two financial years to support their activity locally to improve voter registration levels.</p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 19/03/2015 16:14:29 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

224255

registered interest
date	27/02/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Charities
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of charity law in the United Kingdom and the case for reform.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL5308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government published its response to Lord Hodgson’s statutory review of the Charities Act 2006, and the Public Administration Select Committee’s review of the regulation of charities on the legal and regulatory framework for charities in England and Wales in September 2013. Most of the reports’ recommendations were accepted and these are currently being taken forward.</p><p>The Joint Committee on the Draft Protection of Charities Bill published its report into its scrutiny of the Draft Protection of Charities Bill on 25 February 2015. The Draft bill would give the Charity Commission more powers to tackle mismanagement and abuse in charities. The Government will respond shortly.</p><p> </p><p>Charity law is devolved in Scotland and Northern Ireland.</p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 13/03/2015 13:33:17 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

224256

registered interest
date	27/02/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Almshouses
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of almshouses.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL5309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2015 answer text <p>Almshouses continue to play an important role today in providing accommodation for those in need throughout the United Kingdom and have a role in responding to the huge national challenge of creating more housing specially designed for older people. Almshouses have been part of this country's life for many generations and also make a valuable contribution to our national heritage by maintaining many fine, historic buildings.</p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 13/03/2015 13:12:26 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark