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1020281

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2018
	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 Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to section 9 of his Department's policy statement, Proposals for reform of the annual canvass, published on 5 October 2018, how the Behavioural Insight Team has been involved in communications and the design of registration forms.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	199442
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>The Electoral Commission (EC) has responsibility for designing registration forms, which are subject to the approval of the Minister for the Cabinet Office following consultation with the Scottish Ministers in respect of forms for use in Scotland and the Welsh Ministers in respect of forms for use in Wales.</p><p>We are working closely with the Electoral Commission on the implementation of canvass reform. Canvass reform will lead to new requirements for canvass forms. We understand the EC intends to undertake user testing on the new forms, with a view to making sure the forms are as clear as possible for the citizen.</p><p>The Electoral Commission has worked with the Behavioural Insight Team on certain forms of registration correspondence. Information is available here: https://www.behaviouralinsights.co.uk/trial-results/improving-the-annual-electoral-canvass/</p><p>EROs are free to offer a range of ways to respond to a Higher Education Framework. Currently, many EROs offer text message, online and paper-based response methods. As part of canvass reform, we intend to with EROs and the Electoral Commission to make sure it is as easy as possible for citizens to respond to requests for information from their local ERO.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 199444 question first answered 10/12/2018 17:49:15 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1020290

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2018
	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 Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to section 9 of his Department's policy statement, Proposals on reform of the annual canvass, published on 5 October 2018, what assessment his Department has made of response methods to Household Enquiry Forms in order to improve appropriate messaging and encourage responses.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	199444
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>The Electoral Commission (EC) has responsibility for designing registration forms, which are subject to the approval of the Minister for the Cabinet Office following consultation with the Scottish Ministers in respect of forms for use in Scotland and the Welsh Ministers in respect of forms for use in Wales.</p><p>We are working closely with the Electoral Commission on the implementation of canvass reform. Canvass reform will lead to new requirements for canvass forms. We understand the EC intends to undertake user testing on the new forms, with a view to making sure the forms are as clear as possible for the citizen.</p><p>The Electoral Commission has worked with the Behavioural Insight Team on certain forms of registration correspondence. Information is available here: https://www.behaviouralinsights.co.uk/trial-results/improving-the-annual-electoral-canvass/</p><p>EROs are free to offer a range of ways to respond to a Higher Education Framework. Currently, many EROs offer text message, online and paper-based response methods. As part of canvass reform, we intend to with EROs and the Electoral Commission to make sure it is as easy as possible for citizens to respond to requests for information from their local ERO.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 199442 question first answered 10/12/2018 17:49:15 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1051318

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Electoral Register: Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the total cost to the public purse was of the introduction of the system of individual electoral registration; and how much the Government has spent on voter registration in each year since its implementation.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	214593
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>The total cost of IER has been £170m to date. Since the 2013/14 financial year, the Government has spent £27m on voter registration. This is in addition to the significant work done by EROs in their local authorities to maintain the completeness and accuracy of their local registers.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 05/02/2019 09:50:32 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1055945

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2019
	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, with reference to the press release entitled Next round of Voter ID pilots announced for 2019, published 3 November 2018, which local authorities are (a) continuing to take part in and (b) have withdrawn from the pilot process; and what the reasons were for each local authority that has withdrawn.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	217666
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>The British public deserves to have confidence in our democracy. The Government is committed to making sure that our electoral system is fit for the future.</p><p> </p><p>A diverse range of local authorities have confirmed that they will be taking part in Voter ID and postal vote pilots for the 2019 local elections. The pilots will provide further insight into ensuring the security of the voting process.</p><p> </p><p>Since the publication of the press release entitled ‘Next round of Voter ID pilots announced for 2019’ published 3 November 2018, East Staffordshire, Peterborough, and Ribble Valley have withdrawn from the 2019 voter ID pilot scheme. We are grateful to the Returning Officers in each of these local authorities for volunteering to pilot voter ID. In each case, we respect the Returning Officer’s decision to withdraw from the May 2019 voter ID pilots. Craven Borough Council has confirmed its participation in the 2019 voter ID pilot scheme. Craven will pilot the mixed photographic and non-photographic voter ID model.</p><p> </p><p>Voters in Pendle and Woking will be asked to show photo ID before they are given their ballot papers.</p><p> </p><p>Broxtowe, Derby, North Kesteven, Craven and Braintree will require voters to present either one form of photo ID or two forms of non-photo ID.</p><p> </p><p>Mid Sussex, Watford and North West Leicestershire will test using poll cards as a means of identification.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, Pendle will run a separate postal vote pilot, looking at the security of postal votes and providing additional guidance in postal vote packs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 11/02/2019 16:22:08 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1060777

	registered interest
	date	13/02/2019
	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, how much funding his Department has allocated for the 2019 voter ID pilot schemes.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	220946
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>I refer the member to my letter to PACAC of 17 December 2018, on parliament website.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 18/02/2019 14:41:29 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1061256

	registered interest
	date	14/02/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Elections: Pilot Schemes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Electoral Integrity Pilots Prospectus 2018, whether his Department has met its provisional timetable for finalising and approving the statutory orders for the 2019 electoral pilots; and if his Department will publish those statutory orders.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	221740
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>The British public deserves to have confidence in our democracy and the Government is committed to making sure that our electoral system is fit for the future.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Preparations for the 2019 voter ID pilots are on track and the pilot scheme orders are nearing completion. As with the 2018 pilot scheme orders they will be published on <a href="https://gov.uk/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The success of the voter ID pilots in May 2018 proves that voter ID is a reasonable and</p><p>proportionate measure. A diverse range of local authorities will be taking part in voter ID pilots for the 2019 local elections. The pilots will give us a deeper understanding of how voter ID might work on a wider scale and in different contexts, enabling us to identify what works best for voters.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 19/02/2019 12:25:12 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1061270

	registered interest
	date	14/02/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Elections: Pilot Schemes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Electoral Integrity Pilots Prospectus 2018, whether his Department produced templates for developing equality impact assessments to ensure consistency across all local authorities participating in the 2019 electoral pilots; and what steps his Department is taking to assess the potential effect on protected groups in the design and delivery of the pilots.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	221753
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>The British public deserves to have confidence in our democracy and the Government is committed to making sure that our electoral system is fit for the future.</p><p> </p><p>The success of the voter ID pilots in May last year proves that voter ID is a reasonable and proportionate measure. Based on the public opinion survey of the 2018 pilots there is no indication that the ID requirement impacted the intention to vote for any consistent specific demographic group across the 2018 pilot authorities.</p><p> </p><p>The local authorities taking part in the 2019 voter ID pilot scheme are conducting equality impact assessments to ensure that the potential impacts of the scheme on their voters are understood, and that mechanisms to support voters can be put in place where necessary. That work is supported by the Cabinet Office.</p><p> </p><p>We take seriously the importance of Public Sector Equality Duty compliance at every stage of policy development and are engaging with the Equality and Human Rights Commission and a broad range of charities and civil society organisations to ensure that the overall policy reflects the needs of all voters in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 19/02/2019 12:21:54 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1064365

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Elections: Care Homes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to enable residents of care homes to participate in elections.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	223839
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>To build on existing support given to people in care homes to register to vote and to exercise their votes, the Government has asked Electoral Registration Officers, Returning Officers and Electoral Service Managers to provide information on any novel or innovative actions they undertake to support care home residents in engaging in the democratic process. The information received will be analysed by the Government chaired Accessibility of Elections Working Group, which includes representatives from groups representing disabled people, organisations that represent electoral administrators and other interested parties such as the Electoral Commission, with a view to developing a record of good practice examples that can be shared to all with a role in supporting care homes residents to register to vote and vote at elections.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 05/03/2019 14:18:07 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1077288

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2019
	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 Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring the compatibility of registration officers’ systems for managing registration data.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	225545
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2019 answer text <p>With the introduction of Individual Electoral Registration (IER) in 2014, the Cabinet Office worked with the Electoral Management Systems (EMS) providers to ensure they were compatible with the Government’s IER Digital Service. Compatibility with the IER Digital Service means that Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) can manage registration data through their EMS by downloading applications submitted through the Register to Vote website, uploading applications to be verified with the Department of Work and Pensions, and notifying other EROs about electors who have moved from their area. We continue to work with the suppliers to ensure any changes to the IER Digital Service retain compatability with the EMSs.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 28/02/2019 10:35:01 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1079587

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2019
	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 Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 28 February 2019 to Question, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring the compatibility of registration officers’ systems for managing registration data between local authority areas.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	227388
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government has no immediate plans to assess the potential merits of requiring the compatibility of registration officers’ systems for managing registration data between local authority areas. All registration officers’ systems have compatibility with the Individual Electoral Registration Digital Service (IERDS), which allows Electoral Registration Officers to notify other officers of moved electors, as well as other functionalities. Cabinet Office officials are, however, working on a continual basis to ensure all necessary improvements are made to the IERDS to ensure it serves the needs of local Electoral Registration Officers.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 07/03/2019 16:56:31 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith