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1126681

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date	14/05/2019
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	European Parliament: Elections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Houghton and Sunderland South, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 2 May 2019 to Question 248046 on European Parliament: Elections, which sections of the (a) Representation of the People Act 1983 (as amended), (b) Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001 (as amended) and (c) European Parliamentary Elections (Franchise of Relevant Citizens of the Union) Regulations 2001 apply to that Answer.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	254222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2019 answer text <p>The applicable sections of the legislation are as follows: Section 13B, Representation of the People Act 1983 (as amended), Regulation 29, Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001 (as amended), Regulation 6, European Parliamentary Elections (Franchise of Relevant Citizens of the Union) Regulations 2001.</p> answering member constituency Houghton and Sunderland South answering member printed Bridget Phillipson question first answered 20/05/2019 08:03:10 answering member 4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1125332

registered interest
date	08/05/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Elections: Proof of Identity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost was to the public purse of the 2019 voter ID pilot schemes; and how much funding was allocated to each local authority that participated.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	252044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>Voter ID is part of a body of work this Government is delivering to strengthen the integrity of our electoral system and give the public confidence that our elections are secure and fit for the 21st century.</p><p>As was the case for the 2018 pilots, the 2019 pilot costs will be confirmed when they are known, which will be after the pilot authorities have completed their work. Funding for the additional cost of piloting voter ID will be provided to each local authority by the Cabinet Office.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 13/05/2019 12:53:09 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1123524

registered interest
date	29/04/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Constituencies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much the last Boundary Commission reviews for (a) England, (b) Northern Ireland, (c) Scotland and (d) Wales cost the public purse.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	248714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>The expenditure by each Boundary Commission on the conduct of the Boundary Review which reported in September 2018 includes costs incurred in the 2018-19 financial year, and the figures are therefore subject to final confirmation of the 2018-19 accounts. The National Audit Office is currently auditing Departmental accounts for 2018-19 and once it has produced its report on them, it will be possible to confirm the final costs incurred by the four Boundary Commissions in the boundary review.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 08/05/2019 15:52:16 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1123525

registered interest
date	29/04/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Constituencies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of conducting the next boundary review using census population statistics and citizenship information sourced from passport data.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	248715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2019 answer text <p>Boundary reviews have always been based on the number of registered electors. The<br>Government remains of the view that continuing to use the definitive registered electorate<br>is the most effective way of keeping constituencies up to date.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 03/05/2019 10:05:46 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1123386

registered interest
date	26/04/2019
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	European Parliament: Elections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Houghton and Sunderland South, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, for what reasons the deadline for EU citizens to change their status to vote in European elections in the UK was set to 12 working days before polling day rather than six in guidance issued by the Commission.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	248046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2019 answer text <p>The deadline for EU citizens returning a declaration indicating that they wish to vote in a European Parliamentary election in the UK is 12 working days before polling day, not 6 working days. This is set out in: the Representation of the People Act 1983 (as amended); the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001 (as amended); and the European Parliamentary Elections (Franchise of Relevant Citizens of the Union) Regulations 2001.</p><p>As was the case in 2014, the Commission has issued guidance to Electoral Registration Officers reflecting this legislation.</p> answering member constituency Houghton and Sunderland South answering member printed Bridget Phillipson question first answered 02/05/2019 14:41:28 answering member 4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith