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1358765

registered interest
date	11/10/2021
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	Elections: Proof of Identity
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 Greenhalgh on 29 September (HL2635), what period the agreed full cost support for local authorities to implement the voter ID provisions in the Elections Bill will cover.
tabling member printed	Lord Tyler
uin	HL2981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2021 answer text <p>These costs will be covered by Central Government under the New Burdens doctrine, until such time as they can be mainstreamed into the grants provided to Local Authorities in accordance with usual practice.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 26/10/2021 11:39:27 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	225 label Biography information for Lord Tyler

1358421

registered interest
date	04/10/2021
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	Elections: Proof of Identity
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the voter identification pilot schemes, what estimate they have made of the number of people who could be turned away from polling stations in a General Election.
tabling member printed	Lord Tyler
uin	HL2880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>The Government in its manifesto committed to protecting the integrity of our democracy by introducing identification to vote at polling stations. Stealing someone’s vote is stealing their voice. Voter fraud is a crime that we cannot allow room for and we must stamp out any potential for it to take place in elections.</p><p>Everyone who is eligible to vote will have the opportunity to do so. Any eligible voter who does not have one of the required forms of photographic identification, can apply for a free, local Voter Card from their local authority. The Electoral Commission will provide a comprehensive, targeted communications campaign and guidance, raising awareness throughout the electorate of the new voter identification requirements.</p><p>As set out in the Elections Bill, Electoral Registration Officers in England and Wales and Returning Officers in Scotland will be required to keep a record of those people for whom a ballot paper was refused and the reasons for this refusal.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh grouped question UIN HL2881 HL2882 question first answered 18/10/2021 14:40:00 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	225 label Biography information for Lord Tyler

1358422

registered interest
date	04/10/2021
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	Elections: Proof of Identity
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether returning officers will be required to retain data on the number of people who are turned away from polling stations because they do not have appropriate photographic voter ID and who (1) subsequently return with such ID, or (2) do not return to vote.
tabling member printed	Lord Tyler
uin	HL2881
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>The Government in its manifesto committed to protecting the integrity of our democracy by introducing identification to vote at polling stations. Stealing someone’s vote is stealing their voice. Voter fraud is a crime that we cannot allow room for and we must stamp out any potential for it to take place in elections.</p><p>Everyone who is eligible to vote will have the opportunity to do so. Any eligible voter who does not have one of the required forms of photographic identification, can apply for a free, local Voter Card from their local authority. The Electoral Commission will provide a comprehensive, targeted communications campaign and guidance, raising awareness throughout the electorate of the new voter identification requirements.</p><p>As set out in the Elections Bill, Electoral Registration Officers in England and Wales and Returning Officers in Scotland will be required to keep a record of those people for whom a ballot paper was refused and the reasons for this refusal.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh grouped question UIN HL2880 HL2882 question first answered 18/10/2021 14:40:00 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	225 label Biography information for Lord Tyler

1358423

registered interest
date	04/10/2021
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	Elections: Proof of Identity
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what upper limit will be set for the highest acceptable number of people turned away from polling stations because of a lack of appropriate photographic voter ID.
tabling member printed	Lord Tyler
uin	HL2882
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>The Government in its manifesto committed to protecting the integrity of our democracy by introducing identification to vote at polling stations. Stealing someone’s vote is stealing their voice. Voter fraud is a crime that we cannot allow room for and we must stamp out any potential for it to take place in elections.</p><p>Everyone who is eligible to vote will have the opportunity to do so. Any eligible voter who does not have one of the required forms of photographic identification, can apply for a free, local Voter Card from their local authority. The Electoral Commission will provide a comprehensive, targeted communications campaign and guidance, raising awareness throughout the electorate of the new voter identification requirements.</p><p>As set out in the Elections Bill, Electoral Registration Officers in England and Wales and Returning Officers in Scotland will be required to keep a record of those people for whom a ballot paper was refused and the reasons for this refusal.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh grouped question UIN HL2880 HL2881 question first answered 18/10/2021 14:40:00 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	225 label Biography information for Lord Tyler

1354679

registered interest
date	10/09/2021
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	Elections: Proof of Identity
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what work they are currently undertaking to prepare for the voter ID provisions in the Elections Bill (HC Bill 138).
tabling member printed	Lord Tyler
uin	HL2633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2021 answer text <p>An Impact Assessment, which includes information on the cost and resource requirements for voter identification, was published (attached) alongside the Elections Bill: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbills.parliament.uk%2Fbills%2F3020%2Fpublications&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7Cbc8becbad8424675f83908d97dc62bfa%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637679112349505576%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=KHIjZo8zbJCsy8RfmovoM6pPifY7TdR6Z7pAAOAx3as%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3020/publications.</a></p><p>HMG will cover the costs for local authorities and will continue the detailed planning ahead of implementation nationally, working closely with those who will be responsible for delivery including Local Authorities, the Electoral Commission, the Association of Electoral Administrators and the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh grouped question UIN HL2634 HL2635 question first answered 29/09/2021 11:34:49 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh attachment 1 file name 2021-05-07ImpactAssessment - HL2633.pdf title Impact assessment
tabling member	225 label Biography information for Lord Tyler

1354680

registered interest
date	10/09/2021
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	Elections: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what funding (1) they have provided, or (2) intend to provide, for (a) staff, and (b) resources, to (i) the Electoral Commission, and (ii) local authorities, to implement the voter ID provisions in the Elections Bill (HC Bill 138).
tabling member printed	Lord Tyler
uin	HL2634
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2021 answer text <p>An Impact Assessment, which includes information on the cost and resource requirements for voter identification, was published (attached) alongside the Elections Bill: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbills.parliament.uk%2Fbills%2F3020%2Fpublications&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7Cbc8becbad8424675f83908d97dc62bfa%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637679112349505576%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=KHIjZo8zbJCsy8RfmovoM6pPifY7TdR6Z7pAAOAx3as%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3020/publications.</a></p><p>HMG will cover the costs for local authorities and will continue the detailed planning ahead of implementation nationally, working closely with those who will be responsible for delivery including Local Authorities, the Electoral Commission, the Association of Electoral Administrators and the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh grouped question UIN HL2633 HL2635 question first answered 29/09/2021 11:34:49 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh attachment 1 file name 2021-05-07ImpactAssessment - HL2633.pdf title Impact assessment
tabling member	225 label Biography information for Lord Tyler

1354681

registered interest
date	10/09/2021
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	Elections: Proof of Identity
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the (1) costs, and (2) resource requirements, that will be needed to implement the voter ID provisions in the Elections Bill (HC Bill 138).
tabling member printed	Lord Tyler
uin	HL2635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2021 answer text <p>An Impact Assessment, which includes information on the cost and resource requirements for voter identification, was published (attached) alongside the Elections Bill: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbills.parliament.uk%2Fbills%2F3020%2Fpublications&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7Cbc8becbad8424675f83908d97dc62bfa%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637679112349505576%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=KHIjZo8zbJCsy8RfmovoM6pPifY7TdR6Z7pAAOAx3as%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3020/publications.</a></p><p>HMG will cover the costs for local authorities and will continue the detailed planning ahead of implementation nationally, working closely with those who will be responsible for delivery including Local Authorities, the Electoral Commission, the Association of Electoral Administrators and the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh grouped question UIN HL2633 HL2634 question first answered 29/09/2021 11:34:49 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh attachment 1 file name 2021-05-07ImpactAssessment - HL2633.pdf title Impact assessment
tabling member	225 label Biography information for Lord Tyler

1149771

registered interest
date	14/10/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Legislation: Internet
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many revisions to Legislation.gov.uk have yet to be made in relation to (1) primary, and (2) secondary legislation; and what are those revisions.
tabling member printed	Lord Tyler
uin	HL64
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2019 answer text <p>99.1% of Primary legislation on legislation.gov.uk is up to date. There are 45,000 amendments (to the nearest 1000) remaining. For secondary legislation, the current policy is to update documents made from January 2018 onwards, and there are approximately 3,200 amendments to be made. Full details of all of these amendments are publically available and can be found by using the Changes to Legislation search at www.legislation.gov.uk/changes.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 25/10/2019 10:19:26 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	225 label Biography information for Lord Tyler

1149772

registered interest
date	14/10/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Legislation: Internet
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether Legislation.gov.uk makes use of (1) Google Analytics, or (2) any similar tools; and what personal data is collected by Legislation.gov.uk.
tabling member printed	Lord Tyler
uin	HL65
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2019 answer text <p>Legislation.gov.uk does make use of Google Analytics. Usage log file data is processed using the Kibana software. No personal data is collected by the www.legislation.gov.uk website. Further information is provided in the attached Legislation.gov.uk privacy policy, which can also be found at www.legislation.gov.uk/privacynotice.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 25/10/2019 10:19:39 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	225 label Biography information for Lord Tyler

518795

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	NHS: Migrant Workers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to reallocating public funds presently allocated to (1) candidate and party election addresses, and (2) government advertising, to enable a cost-neutral package of reform of the rules on political party finance, including a cap on donations.
tabling member printed	Lord Tyler
uin	HL89
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2016 answer text <p>The Government is open to dialogue on practical measures to reform the funding of political parties. This can only be achieved by cross party discussions from the political parties themselves.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 02/06/2016 15:47:54 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	225 label Biography information for Lord Tyler