Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed grouped question UIN question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

759171

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Voting Behaviour
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on likelihood to vote based on distance from polling station for each socio-economic group.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	9743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p><strong>We do not hold any information of the type described.</strong></p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 19/09/2017 09:29:29 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

754484

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Voting Behaviour
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 ensure people can vote only once in an election.
tabling member constituency	Bury St Edmunds
tabling member printed	Jo Churchill
uin	6701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>Voting more than once at a General Election or at other national polls such as a referendum is a crime which carries a financial penalty.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We take this matter very seriously. I have raised this issue as a priority with the Electoral Commission, and will consider carefully the findings of their report on electoral registration at the 2017 General Election, as well as their upcoming report on the administration of that poll.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>It is possible to determine whether an individual has voted twice at a General Election by checking the marked register of those who have voted. If anyone has evidence of someone voting twice, then they should report this to their local returning officer and to the police.</p><p> </p><p>I have also written to the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) to reiterate the Government's support for the police to make every effort to investigate reports of criminal behaviour in relation to elections.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to consider if further steps should be taken to ensure the integrity of the electoral system and where opportunities could exist to reiterate that voting more than once at the General Election or other national polls is illegal.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 05/09/2017 13:26:57 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill

748502

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Voting Behaviour
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 ensure people can only vote once in an election.
tabling member constituency	North Swindon
tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
uin	3241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>Voting in more than one location at a General Election or at other national polls such as a referendum is a crime which carries an unlimited financial penalty.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We take this matter very seriously. I have raised this issue as a priority with the Electoral Commission and look forward to their report on the 2017 General Election.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>It is possible to determine whether an individual has voted twice at a General Election by checking the marked register of those who have voted. If anyone has evidence of someone voting twice, then they should report this to their local returning officer and to the police.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 11/07/2017 14:03:26 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

732635

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	Voting Behaviour
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the merits of introducing compulsory voting at future elections.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	1038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government believes that everyone should have the opportunity to vote and has taken steps to increase electoral participation. We are committed to maximising electoral registration to ensure that the largest possible number of people are able to vote in any election.</p><p>The Government believes that there is no clear evidence that voting on a national holiday would lead to an increase in turnout.</p><p>The Government’s manifesto made a commitment to extending the First Past the Post to all UK elections. The Government’s view is that the First Past the Post system is well-understood by the electorate and provides a clear link between constituents and their representative in Parliament. In each constituency, candidates are elected to represent the views of their constituents and in each case a candidate for whom more people voted than for any of the alternatives is elected. Furthermore, in the May 2011 the UK held a referendum where more than two-thirds voted against switching to the ‘Alternative Vote’ (AV) system and in favour of retaining first past the post. As a result, it would be hard to justify ignoring the democratic verdict in the referendum, and equally as hard to make a case for a further referendum on a more ambitious reform such as PR.</p><p>It is believed by some that the introduction of compulsory voting would improve turnout and democratic engagement. However, the Government believes that when participating in a ballot, the position should be that an elector makes a positive choice rather than a negative one. It does not agree, therefore, that the introduction of compulsory voting would be a positive step.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 1090 1166 question first answered 04/07/2017 15:17:19 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

709948

registered interest
date	10/03/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Voting Behaviour
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 engagement and participation among those least likely to vote including (a) homeless and b) young people; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	67427
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2017 answer text <p>As part of my “Every Voice Matters” tour, I am visiting every nation and region of the United Kingdom to hear about the barriers that prevent some groups – including homeless and young people – from participating in the democratic system. We will publish lessonslearned later this year and work with partner organisations to respond to the issuesidentified.</p><p>Specifically, I have visited Cambridge to meet with homelessness organisations and their clients to hear how the electoral registration system could better respond to their needs. We will continue to work with homelessness charities, such as Shelter and others to overcome barriers and help those with no fixed address to register to vote.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 22/03/2017 14:22:39 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

709620

registered interest
date	09/03/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Voting Behaviour
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answers of 2 March 2017 to Questions 65453, 65456 and 65480, what criteria the Government uses to determine which factors to test for their effects on voter turn out.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Mr Graham Allen
uin	67334
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2017 answer text <p>In our response to <em>Securing the Ballot</em>, the Government agreed with Sir Eric that voter identification measures should be explored further, as a means of addressing some existing vulnerabilities in the electoral system.</p><p>The Government’s view is that, before any decisions can be taken about the suitability of voter identification to elections in Britain, such measures should first be subject to thorough and rigorous testing in a number of pilot schemes. This will enable us to accurately determine the impact of asking voters to present identification on all aspects of the electoral process, including on such important factors as an elector’s likelihood of turning out.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 16/03/2017 16:00:41 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	364 label Biography information for Mr Graham Allen

694191

registered interest
date	24/02/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Voting Behaviour
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the effect of severe weather conditions on (a) turnout for the EU referendum on 23 June 2016 and (b) turnout for the Stoke-on-Trent and Copeland by-elections on 23 February 2017.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Mr Graham Allen
uin	65456
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2017 answer text <p>Turnout at elections can be affected by a range of factors and it is difficult to apply impacts to any particular factor. We do not make assessments specifically focused on the effect of the weather on electoral turnout.</p><p>We have no current plans to introduce online voting.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 65453 question first answered 02/03/2017 10:38:58 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	364 label Biography information for Mr Graham Allen