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1701486

registered interest
date	16/04/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Electoral Register
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what guidance his Department or the predecessor Department has issued on registration on the electoral roll when an elector (a) owns and (b) resides in more than one property.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Jonathan Gullis
uin	22177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>The Electoral Commission, as the independent electoral regulator, holds responsibility for issuance of guidance on electoral registration, voting and second homes.</p><p>This can be found at: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.electoralcommission.org.uk%2Fvoting-and-elections%2Fwho-can-vote%2Fother-registration-options%2Fvoting-and-second-homes&amp;data=05%7C02%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Ce8928f0a02cc4201d2f908dc639c5bce%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638494770430235204%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=WzV9kDrP%2FahRYRdSsy3617NACUB2kpqzoAelVt4h8TM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/voting-and-elections/who-can-vote/other-registration-options/voting-and-second-homes</a>.</p><p>A person is entitled to be registered as a parliamentary elector for a constituency - or in the case of local elections, as a local government elector for an electoral area - if on the date they submit their application they meet the criteria for registration.</p><p>Those criteria include a requirement (except, regarding Parliamentary elections, in respect of a British citizen living overseas) that the applicant is resident in the constituency or electoral area. It is for the Electoral Registration Officer to determine whether the applicant meets this residency requirement by reference to the factors set out in section 5 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (and in some cases sections 6 to 7C of that Act also). Ownership of a property is not sufficient on its own, the ERO must determine that an individual is resident. Case law suggests this will involve a degree of permanence.</p><p>This means that some citizens are entitled to register to vote in respect of more than one address in certain circumstances.</p><p>However, it may be noted that it is a criminal offence for a registered elector to vote more than once in the same constituency at a parliamentary election or in the same electoral division or ward at a local government election. It is also a criminal offence for a registered elector to vote in more than one constituency at a parliamentary general election, or in more than once electoral division or ward at an ordinary election of councillors for county, London Borough or district.</p> answering member constituency North Dorset answering member printed Simon Hoare question first answered 24/04/2024 15:06:00 answering member 4494 label Biography information for Simon Hoare
tabling member	4814 label Biography information for Jonathan Gullis

1698888

registered interest
date	26/03/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Electoral Register
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing an automatic voter registration system for elections.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	20675
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>Individual Electoral Registration (IER), introduced in 2014, brought registering to vote into the 21<sup>st</sup> century by making it possible to register to vote online in as little as three minutes. It also ensured that every individual had control and ownership over the process.</p><p>The UK Government has no plans to reassess its policy with regards to automatic voter registration, as to do so would risk undermining the principle of individuals taking ownership of registering to vote.</p> answering member constituency North Dorset answering member printed Simon Hoare question first answered 15/04/2024 15:41:57 answering member 4494 label Biography information for Simon Hoare
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1675078

registered interest
date	04/12/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Electoral Register
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he last made an assessment of the potential merits of Automatic Voter Registration as a means of improving the accuracy of the electoral register.
tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
uin	5043
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2023 answer text <p>In 2014, the then Coalition introduced Individual Electoral Registration. The Government has no plans to reassess its policy with regard to automatic voter registration for resident UK citizens or for registering UK citizens living abroad. The electoral system in the United Kingdom is trust based and voting is not mandatory. The Government opposes automatic voter registration because such a system would risk increasing errors and inaccuracies in the registers.</p><p>The Government understands that the Welsh Government is planning to trial automatic registration for devolved elections and will be paying close attention to any unintended or negative effects on registration for reserved elections.</p><p>The UK Government is working with the Electoral Commission to amplify its messaging to increase awareness of the forthcoming removal of the 15-year limit on British citizens’ living abroad and their eligibility to register and vote in UK Parliamentary elections.</p> answering member constituency North Dorset answering member printed Simon Hoare grouped question UIN 5042 5044 5045 question first answered 11/12/2023 17:22:10 answering member 4494 label Biography information for Simon Hoare
tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan

1625965

registered interest
date	05/05/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Electoral Register
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many people failed to answer the prescribed questions when applying to vote as an elector.
tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
uin	183999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2023 answer text <p>As required by <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fuksi%2F2022%2F1382%2Fregulation%2F34%2Fmade&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C659b69d3bfa04fe05d1b08db5224b2b3%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638194089786383103%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=0t1ir4SmKPeokyZxRoTgv2Wqx5xd6aSBSSHTpEDVwjQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">paragraph 34 of part 7 of the Voter Identification Regulations 2022</a>, polling station staff were required to collect data regarding the use of identification. This information will be returned to Government and the Electoral Commission in due course, as set out in the UQ response on the floor of the House on 27 April 2023 (<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhansard.parliament.uk%2Fcommons%2F2023-04-27%2Fdebates%2F1E1A6933-7678-4AAA-8D01-4F8274FE549B%2FVoterID&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C659b69d3bfa04fe05d1b08db5224b2b3%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638194089786383103%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=SAA6z1jgfl9crq%2FKKsBAjvk5N%2BvrxhI%2FU2l77WN3P7g%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Official Report, HC, Volume 731, Column 919</a>).</p><p>The Government will be publishing reports as required by <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fukpga%2F1983%2F2%2Fsection%2F59A&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C659b69d3bfa04fe05d1b08db5224b2b3%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638194089786383103%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Ugvz2TR8SBd%2BsLyAYMjgHaEhEicg2lQpM1Pxrnbc%2BGs%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">section 59A of the Representation of the People Act 1983</a>.</p><p>The Electoral Commission will also report on the elections in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency Bishop Auckland answering member printed Dehenna Davison grouped question UIN 183995 183996 183997 183998 184000 question first answered 11/05/2023 14:14:51 answering member 4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison
tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan

1507209

registered interest
date	21/09/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Electoral Register
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on potential merits of enabling English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish citizens to record their nationality as such when registering to vote.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	53363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2022 answer text <p>Eligibility to register to vote in most elections in the UK rests on several criteria, including nationality. As British nationality encapsulates all four nations in the UK there is no specific need to record further information for the purposes of electoral registration. As such, no discussions on this subject have taken place.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 11/10/2022 14:33:06 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1454249

registered interest
date	24/03/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Electoral Register
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of people who would be registered to vote if automatic voter registration was introduced compared to the current electoral roll; and what assessment they have made of the effect automatic voter registration would have on (1) people under 30 years old; (2) people over 65 years old; (3) people from a Black, Asian or Minority ethnic heritage; and (4) people from a socio-economic groups (a) C2, (b) D and (c) E.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL7345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2022 answer text <p>The Government has made no estimate of the impact of automatic voter registration on the numbers registered to vote, nor any assessment of the effect of automatic voter registration on specific groups.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 07/04/2022 16:06:09 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1415937

registered interest
date	24/01/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Electoral Register
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of reducing the delay between the submission of electoral registration applications or updates and the updating of those details on the electoral register.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	110608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2022 answer text <p>There is a five working day objection period in which objections to new applications to the electoral register can be made and considered, in order to prevent electoral fraud. The Government is clear that tackling electoral fraud is a high priority, as it secures the protection of our democracy.</p><p>The current process is a tried and tested method which Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) are familiar with, and there are no current plans to change it. This schedule gives the EROs the opportunity to make the relevant changes in good time, whilst actively ensuring the prevention of fraud and sustaining the completeness and accuracy of the register.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 01/02/2022 17:29:11 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1336620

registered interest
date	15/06/2021
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 Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to Answer of 2 June 2021 to Question 6510 on Electoral Register, if he will list the meetings he has had, and on what dates, with representatives of (a) civil rights organisations, (b) Black, Asian and ethnic minority groups, (c) disability rights groups and (d) interest groups representing elderly people to discuss electoral participation, voter turnout and the proposals set out in the Electoral Integrity Bill since February 2020.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
uin	16244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2021 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office has worked, and continues to work, closely with a wide range of charities and civil society organisations to make sure the proposals in the Elections Bill are implemented in a way that is inclusive for all eligible voters.</p><p><strong><br></strong>Details of meetings with external organisations are included in regular transparency reports and can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministers-transparency-publications" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministers-transparency-publications</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 23/06/2021 14:57:05 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1329131

registered interest
date	27/05/2021
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, further to the Written Answer by Lord True on 14 December 2020 (HL10908), what progress has been made on discussions between the Cabinet Office and HMRC about how to better inform people about how to register to vote; and in particular on providing (1) an electronic link, or (2) specific written reference, to the electoral registration website in the National Insurance number letters that they issue.
tabling member printed	Lord Rennard
uin	HL681
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2021 answer text <p>National Insurance Number letters issued by HMRC state that you need your National Insurance Number to register to vote. Cabinet Office officials continue to engage with colleagues in HMRC regarding what further information could be included in the letters to help inform individuals about the registration process, and whether there is scope to include reference to the Register to Vote website in the National Insurance number letters. The Government is committed to making registration as easy as possible and we encourage everyone who is eligible to register to vote.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 07/06/2021 15:15:16 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	2484 label Biography information for Lord Rennard

1327557

registered interest
date	24/05/2021
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 Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what meetings he has had with representatives of (a) civil rights organisations, (b) Black, Asian and ethnic minority groups, (c) disability rights groups and (d) interest groups representing elderly people to discuss electoral participation, voter turnout and the proposals set out in the Electoral Integrity Bill since February 2020.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
uin	6510
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2021 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office has worked and continues to work closely with a wide range of charities and civil society organisations to make sure that the proposals in the Elections Bill are implemented in a way that is inclusive for all eligible voters.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 02/06/2021 15:00:06 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark