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79744

registered interest
date	29/07/2014
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what advice they give to electoral registration and returning officers regarding applications they receive from individuals who apply to register to vote but do not know, or have not been issued with, their National Insurance number and do not include such details as part of their application.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL1636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text <p>Ministerial Guidance to Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) on this topic was published in September 2013 on the Cabinet Office website and in Electoral Commission guidance to EROs.</p><p>This information is available in the Library.</p><p><em>Applicants registering to vote who are unable to provide a National Insurance Number must state the reason on their submission. If they do not know their National Insurance Number they will be advised by EROs of locations, such as payslips, where they can find this information. Applicants who do not have a National Insurance Number must provide documentary evidence of their identity, such as a UK passport, before their request can be determined.</em></p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 18/08/2014 10:14:22 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

77015

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept id	58
answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
hansard heading	Electoral Register
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what support the Government will provide to promote National Voter Registration Day in 2015.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Mr David Ward
uin	205113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2014 answer text <p>Government welcomes initiatives that promote democratic engagement and increase electoral registration such as National Voter Registration Day.</p><p>The Government works with many organisations to encourage people to register to vote.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 15/07/2014 12:28:23 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	3923 label Biography information for Mr David Ward

77021

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept id	58
answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
hansard heading	Electoral Register
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 9 July 2014, Official Report, columns 298-9W, to the hon. Member for South West Devon representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, on electoral register, which of the local authorities which failed Performance Standard Three in more than one year (a) were and (b) were not granted additional central government funding to increase registration.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	205138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>All Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) have received funding, based on their levels of under-registration, to help with the costs of local activities to maximise registration as part of the transition to Individual Electoral Registration.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 22/07/2014 16:35:36 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

77225

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept id	36
answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
hansard heading	Electoral Register
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 9 July 2014, Official Report, column 299W, on electoral register, how many periodic reports on the accuracy and completeness of the electoral registers there have been since 2001.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	205135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2014 answer text <p>All of the Commission’s reports on the accuracy and completeness of the electoral registers are on its website here: <a href="http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/our-work/our-research/electoral-registration-research" target="_blank">http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/our-work/our-research/electoral-registration-research</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Devon answering member printed Mr Gary Streeter question first answered 12/09/2014 10:41:05 answering member 234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

77226

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept id	36
answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
hansard heading	Electoral Register
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2014, Official Report, column 301W, on the electoral register, if he will list the electoral registration officers who responded to the Electoral Commission survey on the importance of data matching and who considered that local data matching was (a) important and (b) unimportant during the live run confirmation.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	205247
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Electoral Commission informs me that it has placed the answer to the hon. Member’s question in the library.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Devon answering member printed Mr Gary Streeter question first answered 12/09/2014 10:49:10 answering member 234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

76911

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2014, Official Report, columns 269-74W, on electoral register, what the registration rates were in each ward listed.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	204747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>The Electoral Office has provided me with the attached table listing the estimated registration rates for the 100 wards in Northern Ireland with the highest electoral registration rates. These are based on population estimates based on the 2011 census and may under or overstate the true population from area to area. Because of these inaccuracies, some percentages exceed 100% and actual registration figures* are therefore included alongside estimated population totals** for these wards.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 22/07/2014 16:53:07 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison attachment 1 file name Table PQ Number 424.doc title Table of electoral registration rates
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

65544

registered interest
date	02/07/2014
answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept id	36
answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
hansard heading	Electoral Register
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, how many electors have registered online since the introduction of online registration; and what steps the Electoral Commission is taking to encourage online registration.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	203675
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Electoral Commission informs me that the numbers of people who have registered online falls within the remit of the Cabinet Office, which is leading on online registration.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Electoral Commission is taking a range of steps to encourage online registration, including providing template letters for Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) to send to residents highlighting the fact that people can register online and directing them to the registration site (gov.uk/register-to-vote). The Commission has also made a range of publicity resources available for EROs to use in their local public engagement activity which direct people to the gov.uk site. These will work in conjunction with the Commission's mass media public awareness campaign to coincide with the ‘write out' EROs are doing in their areas and which takes place in England and Wales in July / August and in October in Scotland. The Commission is also working with partners and stakeholders, including political parties, businesses, voluntary organisations and the media, to ensure the message about online registration and the gov.uk/register-to-vote address is spread as widely as possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Devon answering member printed Mr Gary Streeter question first answered 10/07/2014 14:07:54 answering member 234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

65545

registered interest
date	02/07/2014
answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept id	36
answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
hansard heading	Electoral Register
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, how much the Electoral Commission has spent on public awareness campaigns on the change from household to individual electoral registration; and what assessment the Commission has made of the effectiveness of those campaigns.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	203676
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Electoral Commission informs me that the budget for the first phase of its individual electoral registration (IER) public awareness campaign – which is timed to coincide with the ‘write out' from Electoral Registration Officers to everyone in their area - is approximately £3million.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The campaign is running in England and Wales from 3 July to 10 August and a separate campaign will run in Scotland when IER is introduced there in the autumn. The Commission will use a range of measures to assess the effectiveness of the campaigns, including undertaking campaign tracking research studies at the start and conclusion of each campaign.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Devon answering member printed Mr Gary Streeter grouped question UIN 203677 question first answered 10/07/2014 14:05:12 answering member 234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

65546

registered interest
date	02/07/2014
answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept id	36
answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
hansard heading	Electoral Register
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what assessment the Electoral Commission has made of public awareness of the change from household to individual electoral registration.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	203677
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Electoral Commission informs me that the budget for the first phase of its individual electoral registration (IER) public awareness campaign – which is timed to coincide with the ‘write out' from Electoral Registration Officers to everyone in their area - is approximately £3million.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The campaign is running in England and Wales from 3 July to 10 August and a separate campaign will run in Scotland when IER is introduced there in the autumn. The Commission will use a range of measures to assess the effectiveness of the campaigns, including undertaking campaign tracking research studies at the start and conclusion of each campaign.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Devon answering member printed Mr Gary Streeter grouped question UIN 203676 question first answered 10/07/2014 14:05:12 answering member 234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

65547

registered interest
date	02/07/2014
answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept id	36
answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
hansard heading	Electoral Register
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, for what reason the Electoral Commission first decided to undertake research into the completeness of the electoral register; and why further work on this issue has now been commissioned.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	203678
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Commission's first research on the completeness and accuracy of the registers was published in 2005, using 2001 census data. The research was undertaken to gain estimates of the quality of the electoral registers and to continue a series of published reports following each census, which had previously been funded/overseen by the Office for Public Censuses and Surveys and the Home Office.</p><p> </p><p>The 2005 report, and subsequent research, have informed the advice, guidance and resources the Commission produces to help get people registered, as well as the public awareness campaigns the Commission runs itself.</p><p> </p><p>All of its current planned research is focused on monitoring the transition to Individual Electoral Registration.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Devon answering member printed Mr Gary Streeter question first answered 10/07/2014 13:52:09 answering member 234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane