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	registered interest
	date	08/05/2013
	answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept id	58
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of the outcome of his Department's matching of the electoral register with Department for Work and Pensions data in communities with (a) seaside towns and (b) towns with high student populations; and what effect this work will have on the size of electorates in these constituencies.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	154454
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2014 answer text <p>As part of the transition to Individual Electoral Registration (IER), entries on the electoral register will be matched against data held by Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) for the purposes of confirming existing electors, a process which will simplify the transition for the majority of existing electors. Last year the Cabinet Office undertook pilots to test this process and we published our evaluation of these pilots earlier this year which is available to download from:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/simplifying-the-transition-to-individual-electoral-registration</p><p> </p><p>The evaluation report includes an analysis of match rates by population groups and while no specific analysis was undertaken of seaside towns, the results did suggest that match rates were lower in areas with high student populations. However, anyone who cannot be confirmed will still be invited to register individually and will retain their ability to vote in the 2015 general election. By using confirmation to simplify the process for the majority of electors it means resources can be focused on maximising registration among those people who cannot be confirmed, including individuals who are not currently registered. We are also currently running a separate set of pilots exploring whether data matching against DWP and other trusted national data sets can be used to find potential electors who are not currently registered but may be eligible to do so, in order to invite them to register. The results of the pilots, which are specifically targeted at boosting registrations among students, attainers and home-movers, will be published in the summer.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 25/02/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

39979

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2014
	answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept id	58
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 24 January 2013, Official Report, column 392W on electoral register, when he will decide on the level of fine for not returning an electoral registration form; and when such fines will be able to be levied.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	189413
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government announced in 2013 that Electoral Registration Officers will be able to impose a civil penalty on individuals who fail to make an application to register to vote when required to do so, in line with the provisions of the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013, and the subordinate legislation made under that Act.</p><p> </p><p>In particular, Electoral Registration Officers will be required to take specific steps to encourage a registration before they can issue a notice of requirement to register; they will then have discretion to impose the penalty for failing to comply with the requirement. </p><p> </p><p>The level of the civil penalty has been set by the regulations at &pound;80.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 05/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

39980

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2014
	answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept id	58
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when he will publish the full report on the data matching pilots for individual electoral registration.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	189412
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2014 answer text <p>A full report evaluating pilots testing data matching for the purposes of identifying new electors was published in July 2013. The report can be accessed at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/223850/Data_Mining_Evaluation_FULL_Report_FINAL.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/223850/Data_Mining_Evaluation_FULL_Report_FINAL.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 03/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

39981

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2014
	answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept id	58
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of the effect of comments by (a) Government Ministers, (b) hon. Members and (c) the media on public perception of electoral fraud.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	189411
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2014 answer text <p>The Electoral Commission has recently completed a review of electoral fraud in the UK, for which it commissioned research on public perceptions of electoral fraud. The report can be found here</p><p><a href="http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/164609/Electoral-fraud-review-final-report.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/164609/Electoral-fraud-review-final-report.pdf</a></p><p>The Government will respond in due course. </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark grouped question UIN 189405 question first answered 03/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

39982

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2014
	answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept id	58
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what steps he is taking to advertise the availability of his Department's fund to increase voter registration.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	189465
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>On 5February the Government announced that up to &pound;4.2 million funding will be shared by five national organisations and all 363 local authorities and valuation joint boards in Great Britain.</p><p> </p><p>Each authority was informed directly of the financial allocation and help and support to EROs to make best use of the funding has been made available by the Association of Electoral Administrators.</p><p> </p><p>The Government encourages organisations who wish to support efforts to maximise registration in their community to contact their local Electoral Registration Officer.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 06/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

39983

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2014
	answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept id	58
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will introduce the Northern Ireland school registration programme to increase voter registration on the UK mainland.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	189403
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government is implementing a schools registration approach informed by the Northern Ireland Schools initiative. </p><p> </p><p>&pound;4.2m funding has been made available to all 363 local authorities and valuation joint boards in Great Britain. Electoral registration officers have been encouraged to use this funding to support the delivery of Rock Enrol! in their area, a learning resource which not only provides an opportunity for young people to register to vote, but enables them to discuss the importance of doing so.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 10/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

39984

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2014
	answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept id	58
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what organisations have applied to his Department for funding to improve voter registration.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	189460
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>A range of voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations have applied for funding to deliver activities to improve voter registration.</p><p>On 5th February 2014, the government announced that 5 national organisations and all 363 local authorities and Valuation Joint Boards in Great Britain will be sharing &pound;4.2 million funding aimed at ensuring everyone in the country is signed up to the electoral register and has their chance to vote.</p><p>Further details of the successful organisations can be found at: </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/funding-for-new-ways-to-encourage-voter-registration" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/funding-for-new-ways-to-encourage-voter-registration</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 04/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

39985

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2014
	answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept id	58
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2012, Official Report, columns 54-5W, on electoral register, what assessment he has made of the reason for the disparity between (a) levels of proven instances of electoral fraud and (b) public perception of electoral fraud.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	189405
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2014 answer text <p>The Electoral Commission has recently completed a review of electoral fraud in the UK, for which it commissioned research on public perceptions of electoral fraud. The report can be found here</p><p><a href="http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/164609/Electoral-fraud-review-final-report.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/164609/Electoral-fraud-review-final-report.pdf</a></p><p>The Government will respond in due course. </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark grouped question UIN 189411 question first answered 03/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

39986

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2014
	answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept id	58
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2013, Official Report, column 971W, on Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013, when he intends to lay an Order before Parliament under paragraph 28 of schedule 5 to the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	189418
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2014 answer text <p>It is for the next Government to decide whether to complete the transition to individual electoral registration in December 2015 or December 2016. To conclude the transition in December 2015, the Order must be laid before Parliament between 1 June and 31 August 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 04/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

40204

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2014
	answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept id	58
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2013, Official Report, column 971W, on Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013, if he will give the ranking according to data matching rates of the authorities that took part in the data matching pilots for individual electoral registration.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	189649
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2014 answer text <p>The results and evaluation of the 2012 data matching pilots were published in April 2013, and are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/simplifying-the-transition-to-individual-electoral-registration" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/simplifying-the-transition-to-individual-electoral-registration</a></p><p>Further to the 2012 pilots, a full scale dry run of Confirmation data matching &ndash; involving all 380 local authorities &ndash; took place in the summer of 2013. The results and evaluation were published in October 2013 and are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/evaluation-confirming-electors-through-data-matching" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/evaluation-confirming-electors-through-data-matching</a> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 03/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

40205

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2014
	answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept id	58
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what steps he has taken to make hon. Members aware of the £4.2 million fund for increasing voter registration.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	189637
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Apart from the funding allocation to 5 national organisations, the fund is directed at Electoral Registration Officers who have the statutory responsibility to ensure a complete and accurate electoral register.</p><p> </p><p>The allocation of funding was described to Hon. Members during Deputy Prime Minister&rsquo;s Questions on 11 Feb 2014 (Official Report) Column Ref: 701W.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 06/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

40398

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many times (a) the Cabinet Committee on improving the country ability to deal with flooding and (b) the National Resilience Forum has met in the last 12 months; and when each body will next meet.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	189807
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2014 answer text <p>As was the case under previous administrations, information relating to the proceedings of Cabinet Committees is generally not disclosed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 03/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

40792

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2014
	answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept id	58
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of the (a) fairness, (b) accuracy and (c) completeness of using the (i) census and midterm census and (ii) electoral register to determine the size of constituencies when drawing boundaries.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	190096
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The electoral register has been the basis for parliamentary boundary reviews since the creation of the independent Boundary Commissions. The Government does not believe that using population figures derived from Census data would provide a better basis for a boundary review than using the electoral register. Importantly, the electoral register is updated annually, and census figures will include persons who are not eligible to register to vote, for example on grounds of citizenship or age.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 05/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

40793

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2014
	answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept id	58
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of the potential benefits of bringing forward legislative proposals to make voting compulsory as a means of increasing voter turnout and engagement.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	190095
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government has made no such assessment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 10/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

40899

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2014
	answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept id	58
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much the 10 most highly-paid returning officers in the UK are paid.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	190165
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The amounts recoverable by Returning Officers in respect of services rendered at different national polls vary and have been set out in successive Orders. It is the size of the electorate which determines the maximum amounts that Returning Officers can claim. </p><p> </p><p>Any Returning Officers acting in an additional capacity, such as Regional Returning Officers at European Parliamentary Elections or Police Area Returning Officers at Police and Crime Commissioner Elections, are entitled to recover an additional flat rate amount for their services in co-ordinating the election over a number of local authorities.</p><p> </p><p>Returning Officers are not required to claim the full amount. They can choose not to claim or to claim only part of the amount available. They can also choose to re-distribute some or all of the amount amongst any deputies and other staff to whom they delegate their duties. </p><p> </p><p>The table below sets out the 10 highest maximum recoverable amounts for services rendered available to Returning Officers at the 2014 European parliamentary elections. Regional Returning Officers will be entitled to claim an additional &pound;12,000. </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Local Authority</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>RO fee</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Birmingham</p></td><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>&pound;39,564</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>Leeds</p></td><td><p>Yorkshire &amp; Humberside</p></td><td><p>&pound;29,406</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>Glasgow City</p></td><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>&pound;22,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>Sheffield</p></td><td><p>Yorkshire &amp; Humberside</p></td><td><p>&pound;20,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>Cornwall</p></td><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>&pound;20,190</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>Manchester</p></td><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>&pound;19,711</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>County of Durham</p></td><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>&pound;19,455</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>Bradford</p></td><td><p>Yorkshire &amp; Humberside</p></td><td><p>&pound;18,270</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>Liverpool</p></td><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>&pound;16,918</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>City of Bristol</p></td><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>&pound;16,914</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is up Local Authorities to determine whether or not Returning Officers are entitled to recover an amount in respect of services rendered at local polls. </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 10/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

40938

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2014
	answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept id	58
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how the performance of returning officers is monitored.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	190154
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Electoral Commission publishes performance standards for Returning Officers as provided for in the Electoral Administration Act 2006. The Commission monitors and reports on the performance of Returning Officers. It also provides support and guidance to enable improvements in electoral practice.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 provides for a Returning Officer&rsquo;s fee to be reduced by the Secretary of State following a recommendation by the Commission, in the event of inadequate performance at a UK Parliamentary election. </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 06/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

40939

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2014
	answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept id	58
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much was paid to returning officers in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	190155
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The amount recoverable by Returning Officers in respect of services rendered at national polls in the last 10 years has been set out in successive Orders. Fees paid to Returning Officers in local polls are the responsibility of their local authorities.</p><p> </p><p><strong>2004/05:</strong> No overall total is available. In 2004 and 2005, the calculations for Returning Officers&rsquo; fees were not listed by individual counting areas in the Orders.</p><p> </p><p><strong>2006/07/08:</strong> No national elections were held</p><p> </p><p><strong>2009: </strong>Total paid: &pound;2,386,069</p><p> </p><p><strong>2010:</strong> Total paid: &pound;2,160,811</p><p> </p><p><strong>2011:</strong> Total paid: &pound;2,468,766</p><p> </p><p><strong>2012:</strong> Total paid: &pound;2,068,931</p><p> </p><p><strong>2013:</strong> No national elections were held</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 06/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

40940

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2014
	answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept id	58
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, (a) how and (b) by whom pay levels for returning officers are set.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	190156
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The amounts recoverable by Returning Officers in respect of services rendered at different national polls vary and have been set out in successive Orders. It is the size of the electorate which determines the maximum amounts that Returning Officers can claim. </p><p> </p><p>Returning Officers are generally entitled to a sum of &pound;475 for every 10,000 electors in their area on a pro rata basis with a minimum of &pound;2,500. This rate has remained unchanged since 2009. </p><p> </p><p>Any Returning Officers acting in an additional capacity, such as Regional Returning Officers at European Parliamentary Elections or Police Area Returning Officers at Police and Crime Commissioner Elections, are entitled to recover an additional flat rate amount for their services in co-ordinating the election over a number of local authorities.</p><p>Returning Officers are not required to claim the full amount. They can choose not to claim or to claim only part of the amount available. They can also choose to re-distribute some or all of the amount amongst any deputies and other staff to whom they delegate their duties. </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 10/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

41151

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	hansard heading	Emergencies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Cabinet Office has provided advice to ensure that all local resilience forums have effective and linked websites providing public information before, during and after an emergency.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	190463
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2014 answer text <p>These recommendations were put forward by Sir Michael Pitt following the floods of summer 2007 as part of the independent Pitt Review. This review included 92 recommendations aimed at improving the way the risk of flooding is managed in the UK. The final progress report on the implementation of these recommendations was published on 27 January 2012. The full report can be found on GOV.UK here:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-s-response-to-sir-michael-pitts-review-of-the-summer-2007-floods-final-progress-report" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-s-response-to-sir-michael-pitts-review-of-the-summer-2007-floods-final-progress-report</a></p><p>Since the Pitt Review was published in 2008, Cabinet Office, working with other Government Departments, has followed a systematic programme to enhance the resilience of the UK. As such the majority of recommendations made by Sir Michael Pitt have now been implemented. This includes the production of Sector Resilience Plans, classified documents which have been annually since 2010, the establishment of a Cabinet Committee on Flooding, and ongoing work with industry and local resilience forums to ensure essential services can continue in the face of disruptive challenges, including worst case flooding events.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Dorset answering member printed Mr Oliver Letwin question first answered 11/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 247 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Letwin
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

41303

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2014
	answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electorial Commission
	answering dept id	36
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	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 percentage of postal votes were cast in the 100 constituencies with the largest amount of postal votes in the most recent general election.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	190399
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2014 answer text <p>The Electoral Commission has provided the table below, which shows the 100 constituencies where the largest number of postal votes were issued at 2010 general election, in descending order. It also shows the total number of postal votes at the count as a percentage of all votes at the count.</p> answering member constituency South West Devon answering member printed Mr Gary Streeter question first answered 13/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter attachment 1 file name 2013-03-07-Ruane-Chris-100-constituencies-general-election-190399_table.docx title Postal votes by constituency in 2010
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

41304

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2014
	answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electorial Commission
	answering dept id	36
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	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 (a) items of correspondence and (b) meetings with Ministers in the Electoral Commission has had on (i) postal ballot restrictions and (ii) use of photo ID for voting, in each of the last four years.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	190401
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2014 answer text <p>The Electoral Commission informs me that it has met and corresponded with Ministers regularly over the last four years on matters pertaining to the full range of its responsibilities, including proposed changes to the handling of completed postal ballot applications and the potential use of photo ID for voting. </p><p> </p><p>The Commission will continue to update Ministers on the progress of its work in this area. </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Devon answering member printed Mr Gary Streeter question first answered 12/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

41403

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people in each constituency were on the electoral register in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	190819
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 10/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd attachment 1 file name PQ 190819.pdf title Electoral Register - ONS Letter
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

41404

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether figures for the number of UK citizens in any of the last three censuses have been subsequently amended.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	190816
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 12/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd attachment 1 file name PQ190816.pdf title UK Citizens - ONS Letter
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

41455

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2014
	answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept id	58
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2014, Official Report, columns 509-10W, on electoral registration, if his Department will sponsor a national registration week.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	190814
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government welcomes initiatives that promote democratic engagement, such as the British Youth Council&rsquo;s Make Your Mark campaign and the recent Parliament Week programme. In February it announced that all 363 local authorities and valuation joint boards in Great Britain, and five national organisations, will share &pound;4.2 million funding to promote voter registration.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to consider further ways to promote voter registration and welcomes discussions with national organisations about such initiatives.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 12/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

41619

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2014
	answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electorial Commission
	answering dept id	36
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	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, in which local authorities in England the Commission believes electoral fraud is a significant problem.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	190817
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2014 answer text <p>The Electoral Commission informs me that in its January 2014 Electoral Fraud review <a href="http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/164609/Electoral-fraud-review-final-report.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/164609/Electoral-fraud-review-final-report.pdf</a>, it identified 16 local authority areas in England where there appears to be a greater risk of cases of electoral fraud being reported. This greater risk is specific to individual wards within those 16 local authority areas. </p><p> <p>The areas that the Commission has identified are:</p><ul><li> Birmingham </li><li> Blackburn with Darwen </li><li> Bradford </li><li> Burnley </li><li> Calderdale </li><li> Coventry </li><li> Derby </li><li> Hyndburn </li><li> Kirklees </li><li> Oldham </li><li> Pendle </li><li> Peterborough </li><li> Slough </li><li> Tower Hamlets </li><li> Walsall </li><li> Woking </li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Devon answering member printed Mr Gary Streeter question first answered 12/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

41620

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2014
	answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electorial Commission
	answering dept id	36
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	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 reasons the Commission's estimate of unregistered voters was four million in 2010 and six million in December 2011.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	190818
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2014 answer text <p>The Electoral Commission informs me that it provided estimates for the completeness of the December 2010 and April 2011 registers in Great Britain in its ‘Great Britain's electoral registers 2011' report. The report indicated that at least 6 million people were not registered at their current address in December 2010 and this figure had risen to 8.5 million by April 2011.</p><p> </p><p>This change to the accuracy and completeness of the electoral register within such a time period is not unexpected. In any given year there will be a variety of reasons why such a change would occur, the most significant of which will usually be the impact of home movement after the annual canvass, which was the case in this instance.</p><p> </p><p>The Commission's report explaining the background to its research can be found here: <a href="http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/145366/Great-Britains-electoral-registers-2011.pdf%20" target="_blank"><strong>http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/145366/Great-Britains-electoral-registers-2011.pdf</strong></a></p> answering member constituency South West Devon answering member printed Mr Gary Streeter question first answered 19/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

41621

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2014
	answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electorial Commission
	answering dept id	36
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	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 account the Electoral Commission took of the contribution of the requirement to provide photo identification to vote in the US in developing policy on the introduction of photo identification for voting in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	190824
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2014 answer text <p>The Electoral Commission informs me that following its January 2014 recommendation that voters in Great Britain should be required to produce identification at polling stations for elections from 2019 at the latest onwards, it is now undertaking further detailed work to develop a proportionate and accessible scheme for verifying the identity of electors. This will take into account evidence from other comparable democracies which have introduced similar requirements, including the United States of America.</p><p> </p><p>The Commission will publish detailed proposals for a proof of identity scheme by the end of 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Devon answering member printed Mr Gary Streeter question first answered 12/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

41622

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2014
	answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electorial Commission
	answering dept id	36
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	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 the registration rates were in the review of the national estimate of the completeness of the electoral register in England and Wales in 2000 and the Electoral Commission's research on Great Britain's electoral register in 2011.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	190823
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2014 answer text <p>The Electoral Commission informs me that its research on the December 2000 registers in England and Wales found that 8-9% of eligible people were not registered at their current address.</p><p>Their subsequent research across Great Britain found that, in December 2010 and April 2011, 13-15% and 18% respectively of eligible people were not registered at their current address.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Devon answering member printed Mr Gary Streeter question first answered 19/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

41623

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2014
	answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electorial Commission
	answering dept id	36
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	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 the data matching rates were for university students living in university towns.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	190822
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2014 answer text <p>The Electoral Commission refers the honourable member to the answer to its previous question (177062) which outlined the background on match rates for students in university towns.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Devon answering member printed Mr Gary Streeter question first answered 19/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

41624

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2014
	answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electorial Commission
	answering dept id	36
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	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 current campaign the Electoral Commission has to increase registration of (a) UK citizens living abroad and (b) UK citizens living in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	190820
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2014 answer text <p>The Electoral Commission refers the hon. gentleman to its earlier reply (189414) of 6 March 2014 in which it outlined details of current and forthcoming Electoral Commission campaigns to increase registration in the UK and for UK citizens living abroad, and the relevant targets for those campaigns.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Devon answering member printed Mr Gary Streeter question first answered 12/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

41625

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2014
	answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electorial Commission
	answering dept id	36
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	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 the use of positive role models and celebrities to increase electoral registration and voter turnout.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	190821
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2014 answer text <p>The Electoral Commission informs me that it has not made an assessment of the use of positive role models and celebrities in its public awareness work.</p><p> </p><p>This is due to the risk that they might have political affiliations which would lead to the neutrality of the Commission's work being called into question.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Devon answering member printed Mr Gary Streeter question first answered 19/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

41948

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2014
	answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electorial Commission
	answering dept id	36
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	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 6 March 2014, Official Report, column 892W, on electoral register, if the Electoral Commission will set more rigorous targets for expected registration downloads in future registration campaigns.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	191082
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2014 answer text <p>The Electoral Commission informs me that it always seeks to set stretching targets for its registration campaigns based on exceeding targets set for the nearest equivalent previous campaign.</p><p> </p><p>The Commission will be undertaking a thorough review of how best to increase voter registration ahead of the 2015 UK General Election. This will look at lessons from previous campaigns as well as exploring new and potentially more cost efficient ways of generating public awareness about voter registration, including how best to support the work of other organisations. Rigorous targets will be set to reflect the objectives of the campaign and the fact that it will be possible to register online for the first time in Great Britain.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Devon answering member printed Mr Gary Streeter question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

41949

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2014
	answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electorial Commission
	answering dept id	36
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	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 26 February 2014, Official Report, columns 338-9W, on Parliamentary Advisory Group, on what date each member of the Parliamentary Advisory Group was appointed; and what the attendance record of each member has been at meetings of that Group since their appointment.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	191075
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Electoral Commission informs me that its Parliamentary Advisory Group is made up of politicians whose expertise it uses to help it consider a range of different issues. The group has no formal status so there is no specific date of appointment for members. The minutes of each Advisory Group meeting, which includes a record of the attendance at each meeting, are published on the Commission's website here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/our-work/who-we-are/governance-and-decision-making/parliamentary-advisory-group" target="_blank">http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/our-work/who-we-are/governance-and-decision-making/parliamentary-advisory-group</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Devon answering member printed Mr Gary Streeter question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

41950

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2014
	answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electorial Commission
	answering dept id	36
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	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 Answers of 3 February 2014, Official Report, columns 59-62W and 6 March 2014, Official Report, column 892W, on the electoral register, what the average planned cost for each download target for each voter registration campaign was for each of the last five elections.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	191081
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Electoral Commission informs me that it did not set specific targets for the cost per download of each registration campaign during the last five elections but that these campaigns were carefully planned to be as cost effective as possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Devon answering member printed Mr Gary Streeter question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

42034

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2014
	answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electorial Commission
	answering dept id	36
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	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, which local authorities in Great Britain failed the Standard Three performance standard for the completeness and accuracy of electoral registration records in 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	191114
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2014 answer text <p>The Electoral Commission informs me that this information was published and tabled in a written statement to the House on 31 March. The Commission has written to the hon. Member with a copy of the report.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Devon answering member printed Mr Gary Streeter question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

42305

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2014
	answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electorial Commission
	answering dept id	36
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	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 the potential benefits of using (a) student unions and (b) other university and college venues as polling stations.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	191354
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Electoral Commission informs me that between 2002 and 2007 a number of English local authorities piloted the use of alternative locations as polling stations, although these did not include student unions or other university and college premises. The locations included railway stations, supermarkets, libraries and other local authority venues.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Commission's statutory evaluation of the pilot schemes concluded that the convenience of voting at alternative locations was appreciated by some voters, although the impact on turnout was minimal.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>At present, the legislation provides that Returning Officers may use certain publicly-funded schools or “rooms funded out of any rate” free of charge as premises for polling stations. The Electoral Commission has recommended that Returning Officers should be permitted to use a wider range of publicly-funded buildings as polling stations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Devon answering member printed Mr Gary Streeter question first answered 27/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

42306

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2014
	answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electorial Commission
	answering dept id	36
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	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 percentage of those registered to vote by post did so in (a) police commissioner elections and (b) the local European elections in each electoral area; and what the percentage turnout was at polling stations in each election and in each area.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	191355
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Electoral Commission informs me that the turnout figures at the Police and Crime Commissioner elections were as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2012 Police and Crime Commissioner elections </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>In-person turnout %</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Postal voter turnout %</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England and Wales</p></td><td><p>9.2</p></td><td><p>48.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Avon and Somerset</p></td><td><p>13.8</p></td><td><p>52.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bedfordshire</p></td><td><p>13.2</p></td><td><p>52.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cambridgeshire</p></td><td><p>10.5</p></td><td><p>49.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cheshire</p></td><td><p>8.4</p></td><td><p>48.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cleveland</p></td><td><p>9.0</p></td><td><p>48.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cumbria</p></td><td><p>10.1</p></td><td><p>50.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Derbyshire</p></td><td><p>8.2</p></td><td><p>49.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Devon and Cornwall</p></td><td><p>10.1</p></td><td><p>43.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dorset</p></td><td><p>11.3</p></td><td><p>53.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Durham</p></td><td><p>6.7</p></td><td><p>45.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Essex</p></td><td><p>8.3</p></td><td><p>48.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gloucestershire</p></td><td><p>11.4</p></td><td><p>48.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Manchester</p></td><td><p>7.3</p></td><td><p>44.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hampshire</p></td><td><p>9.5</p></td><td><p>50.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hertfordshire</p></td><td><p>8.2</p></td><td><p>48.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humberside</p></td><td><p>14.5</p></td><td><p>60.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kent</p></td><td><p>10.5</p></td><td><p>52.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancashire</p></td><td><p>7.9</p></td><td><p>49.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leicestershire</p></td><td><p>11.2</p></td><td><p>52.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lincolnshire</p></td><td><p>10.6</p></td><td><p>49.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merseyside</p></td><td><p>6.3</p></td><td><p>48.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norfolk</p></td><td><p>9.5</p></td><td><p>49.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>9.0</p></td><td><p>46.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northamptonshire</p></td><td><p>12.9</p></td><td><p>50.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumbria</p></td><td><p>6.3</p></td><td><p>44.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottinghamshire</p></td><td><p>9.8</p></td><td><p>53.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>6.1</p></td><td><p>46.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Staffordshire</p></td><td><p>6.9</p></td><td><p>48.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Suffolk</p></td><td><p>10.3</p></td><td><p>50.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Surrey</p></td><td><p>9.9</p></td><td><p>48.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sussex</p></td><td><p>10.1</p></td><td><p>49.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thames Valley</p></td><td><p>8.7</p></td><td><p>45.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warwickshire</p></td><td><p>10.3</p></td><td><p>54.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Mercia</p></td><td><p>8.4</p></td><td><p>47.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>8.6</p></td><td><p>47.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>7.3</p></td><td><p>47.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wiltshire</p></td><td><p>10.3</p></td><td><p>44.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dyfed-Powys</p></td><td><p>11.3</p></td><td><p>46.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gwent</p></td><td><p>8.3</p></td><td><p>44.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Wales</p></td><td><p>9.8</p></td><td><p>47.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Wales</p></td><td><p>8.6</p></td><td><p>44.7</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The turnout figures at the 2009 European Parliament elections were:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2009 English European elections</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>In-person turnout %</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Postal voter turnout %</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United Kingdom</p></td><td><p>30.3</p></td><td><p>64.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Great Britain</p></td><td><p>29.9</p></td><td><p>64.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>30.8</p></td><td><p>64.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>42.6</p></td><td><p>68.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>24.4</p></td><td><p>63.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>25.4</p></td><td><p>61.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>30.0</p></td><td><p>61.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>34.8</p></td><td><p>67.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>33.5</p></td><td><p>67.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eastern</p></td><td><p>34.0</p></td><td><p>66.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>31.3</p></td><td><p>66.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>32.8</p></td><td><p>66.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire &amp; the Humber</p></td><td><p>26.8</p></td><td><p>63.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>21.4</p></td><td><p>59.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>26.3</p></td><td><p>63.0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Devon answering member printed Mr Gary Streeter question first answered 27/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

42307

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2014
	answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electorial Commission
	answering dept id	36
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	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, which local authority (a) augmented and (b) did not augment Department for Work and Pensions data matching with the electoral register with local authority data matching.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	191356
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Electoral Commission informs me that 137 local authorities provided data to them on their local data matching activities following the trial of matching with the DWP in 2013. The table below lists these local authorities. Those that did not provide data may still have carried out local data matching work.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Reported on local data matching activities</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Amber Valley</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Argyll &amp; Bute</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ashfield</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aylesbury Vale</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barking &amp; Dagenham</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bassetlaw</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bath &amp; North East Somerset</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bexley</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blaby</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bolsover</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bournemouth</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bracknell Forest</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brighton &amp; Hove</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bromley</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bromsgrove</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Broxbourne</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Broxtowe</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Burnley</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Calderdale</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Canterbury</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Carlisle</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Central Bedfordshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ceredigion</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cheltenham</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Christchurch</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Conwy</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coventry</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dartford</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Daventry</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Denbighshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Derbyshire Dales</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dudley</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dumfries &amp; Galloway</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Durham</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Dorset</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Dunbartonshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Lindsey</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Lothian</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Northamptonshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Renfrewshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eastleigh</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eden</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Edinburgh, City of</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Elmbridge</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Flintshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Forest of Dean</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gosport</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gravesham</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Guildford</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gwynedd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Halton</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hambleton</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hammersmith &amp; Fulham</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Harborough</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Harrogate</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hastings</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Havant</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Herefordshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>High Peak</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hillingdon</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hyndburn</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Inverclyde</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ipswich</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kensington and Chelsea</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kettering</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kingston upon Thames</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lewisham</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lincoln</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Luton</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mansfield</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Medway</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Melton</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Midlothian</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Milton Keynes</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mole Valley</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Neath Port Talbot</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Forest</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newport</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Dorset</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Kesteven</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Lincolnshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Somerset</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Tyneside</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Warwickshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West Leicestershire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottingham</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Orkney Islands</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oxford</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pendle</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Poole</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Purbeck</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Redcar &amp; Cleveland</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Redditch</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Renfrewshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Richmond upon Thames</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Richmondshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rossendale</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rotherham</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rushcliffe</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rushmoor</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sandwell</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sedgemoor</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sefton</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sheffield</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Shepway</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Shropshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Derbyshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Gloucestershire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Kesteven</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Ribble</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southend-on-Sea</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Edmundsbury</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St. Helens</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Staffordshire Moorlands</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stockport</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Surrey Heath</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swale</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swindon</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tamworth</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tandridge</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thanet</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thurrock</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tonbridge &amp; Malling</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Walsall</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warrington</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Watford</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Waverley</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Berkshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Dunbartonshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Lindsey</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Lothian</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wigan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wiltshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wolverhampton</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wychavon</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wyre</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>York</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Devon answering member printed Mr Gary Streeter question first answered 27/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

42308

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2014
	answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electorial Commission
	answering dept id	36
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	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, which local authority databases may be consulted by local authority electoral registration officers for the purpose of data matching for the electoral register.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	191357
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2014 answer text <p>The Electoral Commission informs me that Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) are entitled to access any records kept in any form by the local authority which appointed them, for the purpose of meeting their registration duties. These records may include, for example, council tax, social services and education records. Access to these records serves a dual purpose: to identify potential new electors and to check that registered electors continue to be eligible to be registered.</p><p> </p><p>As direct access to records is limited to records held by the appointing authority, in those parts of England where there are two tiers of local government, EROs are currently unable to directly access county council records (such as education records). The Commission understands that the Government is planning to legislate to enable records held by county councils to be shared with EROs for the purposes of maintaining and improving the accuracy and completeness of electoral registers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Devon answering member printed Mr Gary Streeter question first answered 18/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

42309

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2014
	answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electorial Commission
	answering dept id	36
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	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, if the Electoral Commission will place in the Library a copy of the newly-designed Household Registration Form and the Invitation to Register forms.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	191358
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Electoral Commission informs me that these forms have been formally approved by the Minister of State, and as such the Cabinet Office will be placing them in the Library shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Devon answering member printed Mr Gary Streeter question first answered 27/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

42312

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2014
	answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electorial Commission
	answering dept id	36
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	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 on the viability of permitting people to vote in any polling station in their constituency or local authority area.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	191353
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Electoral Commission informs me that permitting people to vote electronically at any polling station within a specific ward or local authority area was piloted by a number of English local authorities between 2002 and 2007 as part of the previous UK Government's electoral pilot scheme programme.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Commission's statutory evaluation of the pilot schemes concluded that while some people welcomed the convenience of “vote anywhere” polling stations, the impact on turnout was minimal and there were significant technical problems associated with the facility in some areas.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Commission has recommended that there should be no further piloting of electronic voting – including “vote anywhere” polling stations – without the development of a wider electoral modernisation strategy, which should take account of the specific risks related to electronic voting, as well as its cost-effectiveness and likely impact on public trust.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Devon answering member printed Mr Gary Streeter question first answered 27/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

42329

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the accuracy of his Department's databases of people (a) in receipt of and (b) not in receipt of benefits for the purposes of data matching with the electoral register.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	191352
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Results of DWP data matching with the Electoral Register have been subjected to review by both the Electoral Commission and Electoral Registration Transformation Programme with positive results</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>No separate assessment has been made of accuracy of data for benefit and non-benefit recipients for the purposes of data matching with the electoral register. </p><p> </p><p>To undertake such an assessment would entail disproportionate costs due to the need to contact and compare citizen details against data held by DWP.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 17/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

42347

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what additional funding his Department allocated to the town of Rhyl for the purpose of piloting back-to-work projects in each year since 1997.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	191213
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The information requested is not readilly available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 17/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

42847

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2014
	answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electorial Commission
	answering dept id	36
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	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, which local authorities (a) did and (b) did not complete local data matching after the confirmation dry run with the Department for Work and Pensions' database and electoral register.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	191816
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Electoral Commission informs me that this information was provided to the Hon. Member in the answer to his Question 191356.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Devon answering member printed Mr Gary Streeter question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

42983

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2014
	answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept id	58
	answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether his Department's funding of £3.6 million to improve electoral registration will be given to local authorities which have not used local government databases to improve electoral registration in the individual electoral registration dry run.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	192118
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>All Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) have received funding, based on their levels of under-registration, to support local activities to maximise registration, as part of the transition to Individual Electoral Registration. EROs are best placed to decide how to improve the completeness and accuracy of their registers.</p><p> </p><p>Performance Standard one of the Electoral Commission's framework encourages EROs to use local data sources to build understanding of local challenges and to identify potential new electors. The Electoral Commission monitors and reports on the performance of EROs against the performance standards. All EROs met performance standard one in 2012 and the Commission will report on the 2013 performance shortly. </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 20/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

42985

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the size of the electorate was (a) the year before and (b) two years after the coming into force of the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	192116
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 18/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd attachment 1 file name PQ 192116.pdf title Size of Electorate - ONS Letter
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

42986

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2014
	answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept id	58
	answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what measures are in place to monitor the effectiveness of the funding to improve electoral registration engagement; and when he plans to report to Parliament on the effectiveness of this initiative.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	192117
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Funding has been provided to all 363 local authorities and valuation joint boards in Great Britain and five national organisations to support the costs of activities to maximise registration. </p><p> </p><p>They have been provided with guidance to support them in evaluating the success of activity delivered through this funding. Cabinet Office officials will continue to work closely with funding recipients to monitor and measure the outcomes. </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 20/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

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	registered interest
	date	13/03/2014
	answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept id	58
	answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if his Department's funding to improve registration will be given to local authorities that are spending (a) more than and (b) less than the average on voter registration.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	192179
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><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><p>Funding allocations were based on the number of non-registered people, comparing the size of the register to the 16+ population. An element was based on the number of 16-18 year olds to encourage activity in schools to register attainers. </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 20/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

43155

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2014
	answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electorial Commission
	answering dept id	36
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	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 the differential turnout was between the highest and lowest income group in each general election for which such data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	191926
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Electoral Commission informs me that it does not hold this data. Some information on how turnout varies by socio-demographic factors is available from an analysis of public opinion polls carried out by Ipsos MORI around general elections. The data for 2010 can be found here: <a href="http://www.ipsos-mori.com/researchpublications/researcharchive/2613/How-Britain-Voted-in" target="_blank">http://www.ipsos-mori.com/researchpublications/researcharchive/2613/How-Britain-Voted-in</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Devon answering member printed Mr Gary Streeter question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

43156

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2014
	answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electorial Commission
	answering dept id	36
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	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, if he will list the registration rates for students in higher education institutions in the UK in ranked order for the most recent period available.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	191927
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Electoral Commission informs me that it does not hold data on the registration rates of students by higher education institution.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Commission has conducted an analysis of the results of the dry run of the confirmation process to be used during the transition to IER. This indicated that students were one of the groups less likely to be matched against the Department of Works and Pensions database.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This analysis and all the associated data is available to EROs across the country. This has allowed them to identify areas, such as those with large student populations, where they may need to target more of their resources in order to maintain or improve levels of registration.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Devon answering member printed Mr Gary Streeter question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane