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1167416

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	General Elections: Learning Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that (a) party manifestos, (b) voter registration information and (c) polling booths are made accessible to people with learning disabilities during the parliamentary general election.
	tabling member constituency	Sevenoaks
	tabling member printed	Sir Michael Fallon
	uin	7623
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The Government, through the Cabinet Office chaired Accessibility of Elections Working Group, has taken a number of steps to remove barriers that people with a learning disability face in registering to vote and voting at elections. These include:</p><p>(a) Facilitating direct engagement between the Royal Mencap Society and political parties through the Westminster Parliamentary Parties Panel on the benefits and timings of producing Easy Read versions of party manifestos, to assist people with a learning disability to make an informed decision when voting at elections.</p><p>(b) Introducing on the Register to Vote homepage an ‘Easy Read’ guide produced in partnership with the Royal Mencap Society, to enable people with learning difficulties to apply online without difficulty.</p><p>(c) Improving training materials for polling station staff, including the Electoral Commission and the Royal Mencap Society producing videos setting out the voting experience of people with a learning disability at the polling station. A disabled voter can be assisted to vote in the polling booth to mark their ballot paper by the presiding officer or their companion.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 04/11/2019 14:11:03 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon

1132146

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Absent Voting
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to safeguard the electoral process in respect of postal voting.
	tabling member constituency	Sevenoaks
	tabling member printed	Sir Michael Fallon
	uin	264295
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>Electoral Fraud is unacceptable on any level. We have processes in place to defend against electoral fraud and there is ongoing work with electoral administrators and Royal Mail to implement these. In response to the Pickles report on electoral fraud, the Government accepted recommendations to strengthen the postal vote system and, in line with our manifesto commitment, we are working to reform postal voting to ensure our elections are secure.</p><p> </p><p>Cabinet Office coordinates cross-Government work to protect and secure our democratic processes and ensure those involved in delivering our elections receive cyber, physical and personnel security advice from experts at the National Cyber Security Centre and the Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 20/06/2019 14:21:46 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon

834035

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Electronic Voting: Pilot Schemes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans his Department has to work with the devolved administrations on their proposed pilots of online voting.
	tabling member constituency	Sevenoaks
	tabling member printed	Sir Michael Fallon
	uin	125792
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government engages on a regular basis with the Scottish Government and Welsh Government on a range of matters relating to elections. The Government currently has no plans to pilot electronic voting at polls for which it is responsible, although we are interested to hear about the responses received by the Scottish Government and Welsh Government on this issue.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 21/02/2018 11:27:26 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon

834036

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Electronic Voting: Pilot Schemes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps would be required for a local council in England to initiate a pilot of online voting.
	tabling member constituency	Sevenoaks
	tabling member printed	Sir Michael Fallon
	uin	125793
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government currently has no plans to pilot online voting and is committed in its 2017 manifesto to retain the traditional method of voting by pencil and paper. <br>Section 10 of the Representation of the People Act 2000 enables electoral pilot schemes to be held at local level elections in England and Wales. Under section 10, a local authority that wishes to hold a pilot must submit proposals for a scheme to the Secretary of State who will decide whether or not to approve the scheme. If the proposals are approved, the Secretary of State will make an order making the necessary provision to implement the scheme.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 21/02/2018 11:40:12 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon

809047

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent progress has been made on the inquiry into the contaminated blood scandal.
	tabling member constituency	Sevenoaks
	tabling member printed	Sir Michael Fallon
	uin	120156
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to the Prime Minister’s written statement of today’s date.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 21/12/2017 16:17:54 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon

806249

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Regulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many regulations have been repealed since July 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Sevenoaks
	tabling member printed	Sir Michael Fallon
	uin	119441
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2018 answer text <p><em>Cabinet Office does not maintain a central database of all regulations made and repealed. All secondary legislation is available at <a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.legislation.gov.uk</a> . The regular business impact target reports available on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a> include details of the regulatory provisions that have come into force or ceased to be in force.</em></p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington grouped question UIN 119446 119447 question first answered 10/01/2018 15:19:43 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon

806253

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Committees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many meetings of the Reducing Regulation sub-Committee have taken place since June 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Sevenoaks
	tabling member printed	Sir Michael Fallon
	uin	119445
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>Information relating to the proceedings of Cabinet Committees, including when and how often they meet, is not disclosed as to do so could harm the frankness and candour of internal discussion. A full list of the Cabinet Committees and Implementation Task Forces, with their membership and terms of reference, can be found on the Cabinet Office's webpage:</p><p> </p><p><em><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-cabinet-committees-system-and-list-of-cabinet-committees" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-cabinet-committees-system-and-list-of-cabinet-committees</a></em></p> answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green question first answered 19/12/2017 15:31:11 answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green
	tabling member	88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon

806254

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Regulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many new regulations were introduced in calendar years 2014, 2015 and 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Sevenoaks
	tabling member printed	Sir Michael Fallon
	uin	119446
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2018 answer text <p><em>Cabinet Office does not maintain a central database of all regulations made and repealed. All secondary legislation is available at <a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.legislation.gov.uk</a> . The regular business impact target reports available on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a> include details of the regulatory provisions that have come into force or ceased to be in force.</em></p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington grouped question UIN 119441 119447 question first answered 10/01/2018 15:19:43 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon

806255

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Regulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many regulations were repealed in calendar years 2014, 2015 and 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Sevenoaks
	tabling member printed	Sir Michael Fallon
	uin	119447
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2018 answer text <p><em>Cabinet Office does not maintain a central database of all regulations made and repealed. All secondary legislation is available at <a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.legislation.gov.uk</a> . The regular business impact target reports available on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a> include details of the regulatory provisions that have come into force or ceased to be in force.</em></p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington grouped question UIN 119441 119446 question first answered 10/01/2018 15:19:43 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon