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1002216

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have determined the budget for the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland for the financial year 2019–20; and if so, what settlement has been agreed.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL11237
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office is committed to ensuring that all of its sponsored bodies have the necessary resources to deliver their statutory functions and budgets are therefore reviewed annually.</p><p> </p><p>Northern Ireland Office officials are currently engaging with the Chief Electoral Officer to confirm the allocation for the next financial year and I expect that this will be determined in early 2019.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 12/11/2018 12:50:16 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1005621

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Election Offences: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the letter from the Chief Electoral Office for Northern Ireland to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland dated 21 December 2017, what discussions they have had with the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PNSI) about the (1) eleven cases of potential electoral fraud it had identified from the 2017 General Election, and (2) progress made on the four cases it was proceeding with; and whether they have received any further information from the Chief Electoral Office for Northern Ireland or the PSNI about any other cases which may have come to light since.
	tabling member printed	Lord Maginnis of Drumglass
	uin	HL11392
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>Investigation of allegations of electoral fraud in Northern Ireland are a matter for the PSNI. The Chief Electoral Officer has informed me that she understands that three of the cases reported of possible abuse in relation to the 2017 General Election have resulted in referral to the Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 20/11/2018 16:12:29 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	648 label Biography information for Lord Maginnis of Drumglass

1005622

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Absent Voting: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to Written Answers by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 3 July 2017, 15 September 2017, and 2 October 2017 (HL3, HL1448, and HL1671) and the Written Answer by Lord Duncan of Springbank on 21 Dec 2017 (HL3975), what assessment they have made of the case for (1) increased safeguards against organised abuse of the electoral system in Northern Ireland to take account of the 2017 figure for proxy vote applications being 555 per cent of that in 2010, and (2) a further review of absent voting procedures by the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland.
	tabling member printed	Lord Maginnis of Drumglass
	uin	HL11393
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>Proxy and postal voting is a permitted part of elections. Any allegations of electoral fraud are referred to the PSNI, and the Chief Electoral Officer has made clear that she is content that applications are processed and approved in accordance with the law. The Chief Electoral Officer has also made it clear that she has seen no evidence of systematic electoral abuse.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to consult with key stakeholders and keeps electoral legislation under review. We are committed to tackling possible abuse through a number of measures including piloting voter ID in Great Britain, supporting the Private Member’s Postal Voting Bill and consulting on the recommendations of the Committee of Standards in Public Life relating to intimidation of Parliamentary candidates and other public office-holders.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank grouped question UIN HL11394 question first answered 20/11/2018 16:13:07 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	648 label Biography information for Lord Maginnis of Drumglass

1005623

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Election Offences
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to Written Answers by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 3 July 2017, 15 September 2017, and 2 October 2017 (HL3, HL1448, and HL1671) and the Written Answer by Lord Duncan of Springbank on 21 Dec 2017 (HL3975), what assessment they have made of the risk of abuse of the electoral system in future elections in (1) Northern Ireland, and (2) elsewhere in the UK; and what steps they are taking to mitigate that risk.
	tabling member printed	Lord Maginnis of Drumglass
	uin	HL11394
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>Proxy and postal voting is a permitted part of elections. Any allegations of electoral fraud are referred to the PSNI, and the Chief Electoral Officer has made clear that she is content that applications are processed and approved in accordance with the law. The Chief Electoral Officer has also made it clear that she has seen no evidence of systematic electoral abuse.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to consult with key stakeholders and keeps electoral legislation under review. We are committed to tackling possible abuse through a number of measures including piloting voter ID in Great Britain, supporting the Private Member’s Postal Voting Bill and consulting on the recommendations of the Committee of Standards in Public Life relating to intimidation of Parliamentary candidates and other public office-holders.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank grouped question UIN HL11393 question first answered 20/11/2018 16:13:07 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	648 label Biography information for Lord Maginnis of Drumglass

772985

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2017
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland regarding the cancelling of its schools outreach programme.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL2186
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>Registration initiatives are an operational matter for the Chief Electoral Officer.</p><p> </p><p>I understand the schools registration initiative for this year has been postponed by the Chief Electoral Officer but that she will be in touch with schools and colleges to explore how best to use the digital registration system to register students once it goes live.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 01/11/2017 13:37:51 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

772986

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2017
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland regarding the closing of its telephone helpline.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL2187
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>The closure of the freephone election helpline is an operational matter for the Chief Electoral Officer. <br></p><p>I understand that the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland have discontinued the freephone election helpline which has historically been made available during election periods. The general public continue to be able to receive advice from the Electoral Office by telephone and the contact numbers for the Area Electoral Offices and Belfast headquarters are available on the Electoral Office website.</p><p> </p><p><br> <br></p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 01/11/2017 13:40:15 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

772987

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2017
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland regarding the number of staff working overtime to cover vacant positions, and the annual costs involved.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL2188
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>Staffing and overtime in the Electoral Office are an operational matter for the Chief Electoral Officer. <br> <br> <br></p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 01/11/2017 13:41:05 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

772988

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2017
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Electoral Register: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland regarding whether plans to introduce online registration are (1) on time and (2) within budget.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL2189
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>These are operational matters for the Chief Electoral Officer.</p><p> </p><p>The work to introduce online registration has continued and the new computer system designed to facilitate digital registration is nearing completion. I would hope to see digital registration introduced to Northern Ireland in spring 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The delays in the development and implementation of the digital registration project have been in part due to a number of unscheduled electoral events. We have ensured the Electoral Office has sufficient budget to secure delivery of the new electoral management system.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 01/11/2017 13:41:59 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

772989

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2017
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made recent representations to the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland concerning their budget allocation for the current and subsequent financial years; and how the current budget compares with the budget for 2015–16.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL2190
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office keep the budget allocations for the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland under review and discuss funding at regular governance meetings to ensure that appropriate resources are available to enable the Chief Electoral Officer to carry out her statutory duties.</p><p> </p><p>The Noble Lord may wish to note that the Northern Ireland Office made additional funding available to EONI in 2016/17 to support a voluntary exit scheme and the procurement of a new computer system.</p><p><br></p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 01/11/2017 13:44:22 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

777494

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have received any request from the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland for additional resources for the financial years 2017–18 and 2018–19;  and if so, what was the quantum and intended purposes of the requested resources.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL2508
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>The Chief Electoral Officer requested additional resources of £149k for the financial year 2017-18 to support the introduction of the new Electoral Management System. This request was granted.</p><p> </p><p>There have been no requests for additional resources for the financial year 2018-19.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 01/11/2017 14:12:22 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey