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989347

registered interest
date	16/10/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Elections
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 operation of the arrangements under section 46 of the Electoral Administration Act 2006 for Returning Officers to correct mistakes made in the counting process after a result has been declared; and how many instances there have been of such corrections being made by Returning Officers since the Act came into force.
tabling member printed	Lord Rennard
uin	HL10741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2018 answer text <p>Decisions made under section 46 of the Electoral Administration Act 2006 are not reported to be collated centrally. The Government is not aware of any significant issues or abuse relating to section 46. The Government will continue to keep this matter under review.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 25/10/2018 13:00:02 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	2484 label Biography information for Lord Rennard

989348

registered interest
date	16/10/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Elections
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the incorrect election result declarations in three wards of the London Borough of Newham in May, what assessment they have made of the requirement to list election candidates on ballot papers in alphabetical order of commonly used surnames whilst requiring the results to be declared in order of legal surnames.
tabling member printed	Lord Rennard
uin	HL10742
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2018 answer text <p>To assist electors, candidates are allowed to use commonly used names on the ballot paper. The Electoral Commission’s guidance sets out that a declaration of result should include both a candidate’s full name and their commonly used name.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 25/10/2018 13:04:20 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	2484 label Biography information for Lord Rennard

937010

registered interest
date	09/07/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Referendums
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 case for amending legislation on the conduct of referendums to make sanctions for serious breaches of the law analogous to those for elections.
tabling member printed	Lord Rennard
uin	HL9348
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2018 answer text <p>The Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (PPERA) regulates political funding and spending at elections and referendums. Breaches of these laws attract both criminal and civil sanctions.</p><p>Bespoke Acts of Parliament are brought forward for each referendum and it is usual practice for the conduct rules to apply to many of the offences which are included in the Representation of the People Act 1983.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 18/07/2018 11:02:51 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	2484 label Biography information for Lord Rennard

937011

registered interest
date	09/07/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Elections and Referendums
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 case for modernising legislation concerning elections and referendums.
tabling member printed	Lord Rennard
uin	HL9349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government keeps electoral processes, and whether improvements may be made, under review. We are working with the Law Commission on how best to implement the recommendations of their review of electoral law.</p><p> </p><p>We have identified with the Law Commission and key electoral stakeholders possible means of effecting reform through the drafting of secondary legislation. Work is underway on this by the Law Commission, which is supported by Cabinet Office and the Electoral Commission.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 18/07/2018 11:01:11 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	2484 label Biography information for Lord Rennard

937013

registered interest
date	09/07/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Subversion: Russia
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to work with other countries to prevent Russian influence from undermining democratic principles including by (1) providing funding to influence electoral outcomes significantly, (2) establishing social media accounts which disguise their real origin, and (3) promoting fake news, including relating to the attempted murder of their opponents on British soil.
tabling member printed	Lord Rennard
uin	HL9350
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>We are committed to defending the UK from all forms of malign foreign state interference, whether from Russia or any other state. This includes working with international partners where appropriate. As part of our response, the UK agreed at the 2018 G7 summit in Charlevoix, Canada to work with other G7 members on defending democracy from foreign threats.</p><p> </p><p>The Electoral Commission is the independent regulatory body responsible for ensuring that elections are run effectively and in accordance with the law. There is also legislation in place to prevent foreign money being used to finance campaigning at UK elections. It is for the Electoral Commission to investigate any breaches of this legislation.</p><p> </p><p>A copy of the Charlevoix commitment is attached.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 23/07/2018 16:58:11 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham attachment 1 file name DefendingDemocracyFromForeignThreats.pdf title Charlevoix commitment
tabling member	2484 label Biography information for Lord Rennard

937015

registered interest
date	09/07/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Elections and Referendums: British Nationals Abroad
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to help UK citizens living abroad to cast votes more easily in elections and referendums within the short timeframes for such ballots; and what assessment they have made of whether electronic voting may provide a safe means of those citizens casting votes.
tabling member printed	Lord Rennard
uin	HL9352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government, in the 2010-15 Parliament, legislated to make it easier for overseas electors to vote by post at elections and referendums in the UK. The electoral timetable was lengthened and the restriction on issuing postal votes ahead of the postal vote application deadline removed.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to keep under review the practical operation of the postal voting process and meet with electoral administrators and their suppliers to identify ways to provide a more effective service, including expediting the delivery of postal votes to overseas electors.</p><p> </p><p>The Government currently has no plans to make provision for electronic voting and committed in its 2017 manifesto to retain the traditional method of voting by pencil and paper.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 18/07/2018 11:00:34 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	2484 label Biography information for Lord Rennard

937016

registered interest
date	09/07/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Hereditary Peers: By-elections
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 impact of hereditary peer by-elections on the reputation of democratic principles in the UK; and whether they intend to support legislation to enable Parliament to end such elections.
tabling member printed	Lord Rennard
uin	HL9353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2018 answer text <p>The system of by-elections for the excepted hereditary peers is an internal matter for the House of Lords. The Government has made clear through its manifesto that comprehensive reform of the House of Lords is not a legislative priority for this Parliament.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 18/07/2018 11:00:14 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	2484 label Biography information for Lord Rennard

901067

registered interest
date	09/05/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Local Government: Elections
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many allegations of personation or attempted personation in the 2018 local elections in England have been reported to the police.
tabling member printed	Lord Rennard
uin	HL7711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2018 answer text <p>The Electoral Commission collates information on allegations of electoral fraud at elections and in due course will publish a report covering polls held in 2018.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 22/05/2018 15:07:39 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	2484 label Biography information for Lord Rennard

901069

registered interest
date	09/05/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Local Government: Elections
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to contact Returning Officers responsible for the conduct of the local elections in England in 2018 to ask how many tendered ballot papers were issued as a result of people turning up to a polling station to find that their vote had already been cast.
tabling member printed	Lord Rennard
uin	HL7712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to ask Returning Officers to provide this information. It is for the Returning Officers to ensure they run free and fair elections. It is open to candidates, parties and accredited observers to scrutinise polls and raise any issues. Whilst details of tendered ballot papers issues are recorded at each polling station, numbers are not totalled and there is no requirement to record this number.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham grouped question UIN HL7713 question first answered 22/05/2018 15:08:27 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	2484 label Biography information for Lord Rennard

901070

registered interest
date	09/05/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	General Election 2017
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to contact Returning Officers responsible for the General Election in 2017 in (1) England, (2) Scotland, (3) Wales, and (4) Northern Ireland, to ask how many tendered ballot papers were issued as a result of people turning up to a polling station to find that their vote had already been cast; and whether they will do so before 8 June when such lists will be destroyed.
tabling member printed	Lord Rennard
uin	HL7713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to ask Returning Officers to provide this information. It is for the Returning Officers to ensure they run free and fair elections. It is open to candidates, parties and accredited observers to scrutinise polls and raise any issues. Whilst details of tendered ballot papers issues are recorded at each polling station, numbers are not totalled and there is no requirement to record this number.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham grouped question UIN HL7712 question first answered 22/05/2018 15:08:27 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	2484 label Biography information for Lord Rennard