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746367

registered interest
date	28/06/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent estimate he has made of the number of non-UK EU nationals living in (a) the UK, (b) the North East and (c) Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	1748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 03/07/2017 16:03:35 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore attachment 1 file name PQ1748 v0.7.pdf title UKSA Response to PQ1748
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

746422

registered interest
date	28/06/2017
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 steps he is taking to increase voter registration.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	1878
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to working with the electoral community to maximise electoral registration to ensure everyone who is eligible to vote in polls is able to do so. It is widely recognised that the introduction of online registration has transformed democratic engagement, making it easier, simpler and faster for people to register to vote. For the recent General Election, nearly 3 million applications to register to vote were received between the announcement of the General Election on April 18 and the registration deadline on May 22. Informal indications are that the parliamentary registers used for the general election were the largest ever.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 03/07/2017 15:54:26 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

746428

registered interest
date	28/06/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Voting Rights: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of lowering the voting age to 16.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	1885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave to the hon. Member for Easington on Wednesday 28 June 2017 to written question 358.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 03/07/2017 15:57:31 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

746460

registered interest
date	28/06/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Voting Rights: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether EU nationals with settled status will be able to vote in (a) local elections and (b) parliamentary elections after the UK has left the EU.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	1687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government recently published its proposal on settled status citizens here <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-government-publishes-proposals-on-rights-of-eu-citizens" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-government-publishes-proposals-on-rights-of-eu-citizens</a></p><p> </p><p>The UK does not permit citizens of other EU countries to vote in its national elections, with the exception of Irish and qualifying Commonwealth citizens resident in the UK. The UK looks forward to discussing the matter of voting rights for EU citizens, at negotiations with the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 03/07/2017 15:56:34 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

746470

registered interest
date	28/06/2017
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, how many voters were on the electoral register on 1 January in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	1888
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>Information regarding the total number of registered electors is not held centrally by the Government as each local authority maintains their own local register. Full register totals can be found on the Office for National Statistics website, where annual electoral statistic reports are located. You can find these at goo.gl/uXB4aK</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 03/07/2017 15:59:56 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

732838

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
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 plans he has to introduce measures to require voter ID in the 2017-2019 Parliamentary session.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	1478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government intends to legislate to ensure that a form of identification must be presented before voting. It is intended that this requirement be tested through pilot schemes at the May 2018 elections. Pilots will help to identify how and when it would be best to introduce this new requirement more widely.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 03/07/2017 16:04:42 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

732609

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
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 plans he has to reform the House of Lords in the current Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	1165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>As set out in the Conservative manifesto, although comprehensive reform is not a priority, we are committed to ensure that the House of Lords continues to fulfil its constitutional role as a revising and scrutinising chamber which respects the primacy of the House of Commons. We will continue to work to ensure the work of the House of Lords remains relevant and effective by addressing issues such as its size.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 03/07/2017 14:02:08 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

732644

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
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, how many eligible electors were not registered to vote at UK general elections in (a) 2015 and (b) 2017; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	1169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>There are no specific estimates of the number of potential electors not registered to vote ahead of the 2015 or 2017 UK general elections. Estimates of the ‘completeness’ of the parliamentary electoral registers (the percentage of eligible people who are registered at their current address) are produced by the Electoral Commision (EC) from time to time, with reference to a published December register. The latest full EC report published in July 2016 relating to the December 2015 register indicated that the register was 85 per cent complete.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 03/07/2017 13:57:12 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

732645

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
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, if he will introduce a process to enable people to check their electoral registration status online.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	1170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>At present, citizens can contact their local Electoral Registration Officer to determine whether they are on the register. The Government recognises that duplicate applications pose an administrative challenge. For this reason, we are currently gathering information about the scale of the challenge and working with administrators to understand the impact it has on their work. In the light of the evidence gained we will then consider the best way forward.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 03/07/2017 14:03:24 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

732657

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
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 assessment he has made of the potential merits of options to introduce an automatic system of electoral registration for all eligible citizens; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	1118
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>There are no plans to introduce automatic registration, as it contradicts the principles underpinning Individual Electoral Registration. Making an application to register to vote is the right of individuals and can be done easily online, in as little as three minutes, as well as using the traditional paper form, if people prefer. The 2017 UK parliamentary general election was fought on the largest ever register, according to initial estimates.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has a wide-ranging programme of work with electoral administrators to maximise the benefits of IER. This includes looking at innovative ways of using local datasets to simplify registration. Some of these are already being trialled as part of the 2017 annual canvass.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 03/07/2017 13:59:39 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day