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62427

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Young People
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their (1) current estimate, and (2) projected estimate as of 7 May 2015, of the number of (a) 16 to 17 year-olds, and (b) 18 to 24 year-olds, in the United Kingdom; and, of their current estimate, what proportion of (1) 16 to 17 year-olds, and (2) 18 to 24 year-olds, in the United Kingdom are currently registered to vote.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL365
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>The Office for National Statistics' (ONS) mid-2013 UK Population Estimate can be found here: <a href="http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/pop-estimate/population-estimates-for-uk--england-and-wales--scotland-and-northern-ireland/2013/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/pop-estimate/population-estimates-for-uk--england-and-wales--scotland-and-northern-ireland/2013/index.html</a>. The ONS has not made a projected estimate for 7 May 2015. <br> <br> Data on the proportion of 16 to 17 year olds and 18 to 24 year olds registered to vote is not held.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 01/07/2014 16:11:26 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

419228

	registered interest
	date	16/09/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Vacancies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the number of current job vacancies in each region in England.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL2301
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2015 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley grouped question UIN HL2302 question first answered 25/09/2015 12:22:56 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley attachment 1 file name HL2301 & HL2302 Lord Roberts UKSA Reply.pdf title UK Statistics Reply
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

419229

	registered interest
	date	16/09/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Vacancies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the number of current job vacancies in (1) Scotland, (2) Northern Ireland, and (3) Wales.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL2302
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2015 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley grouped question UIN HL2301 question first answered 25/09/2015 12:22:56 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley attachment 1 file name HL2301 & HL2302 Lord Roberts UKSA Reply.pdf title UK Statistics Reply
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

65238

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Personal Income
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which are the 20 (1) poorest, and (2) wealthiest, local authority wards in the United Kingdom; and in which local authorities those wards are located.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL768
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 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 printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 14/07/2014 17:05:40 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire attachment 1 file name HL768.pdf title ONS Letter to Peer
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

172362

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Electoral Register: Young People
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they intend to ensure that Electoral Registration Officers (1) put in place, and (2) execute, effective plans to give (a) attainers, (b) students and (c) 16 to 24 year-olds more generally, the opportunity to register to vote in advance of the next General Election.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL3945
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2015 answer text <p>Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) are already expected to develop engagement plans to maximise registration levels in their local area, including among young people.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government announced on 9 January 2015 that all EROs will receive a share of £6.8 million funding to support their work in driving up registration rates among under registered groups including young people.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Electoral Commission monitors the performance of EROs in implementing these plans.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 16/01/2015 13:52:38 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

172363

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Electoral Register: Young People
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what additional funding (1) has been, and (2) is being, made available in the current Parliament to (a) Electoral Registration Officers, and (b) democracy organisations, to support youth and student voter registration and voter engagement efforts in the United Kingdom.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL3946
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2015 answer text <p>On 9 January Government announced that almost £10 million will be given to local authorities and to national activity to boost the number of people registering to vote around the country. This is in addition to the £4.2 million announced last year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>£6.8 million of the funding has been allocated to local authorities so that they can expand their programmes of canvassing and other activities aimed at encouraging people to register to vote.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Up to £2.5 million will be used to fund wider activity, including working with national organisations to encourage groups who are not as well represented on the electoral register in general, such as young people including students and overseas voters.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 20/01/2015 17:56:43 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

176641

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Electoral Register: Young People
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of how many eligible 16–24 year old electors (1) are registered to vote, (2) are missing from the electoral registers, (3) (a) may be, and (b) are, incorrectly registered to vote, and (4) have not been matched under the new system of individual electoral registration.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL4550
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2015 answer text <p>The Electoral Commission’s (EC) assessment of the completeness and accuracy of the last electoral registers published under the previous household system is published in the quality of the 2014 electoral registers in Great Britian report. I have placed a copy in the library.</p><p>The Commission will next report on the completeness and accuracy of the electoral registers following the end of the transition to IER, which will either be in December 2015 or December 2016.</p><p>The Commission’s next report on progress in the transition to Individual Electoral Registration (IER) will be published later this month. This will focus on the electoral registers as at 1 December 2014 in England and Wales.</p><p>Almost nine in ten electors were automatically transferred to the new IER register without having to do anything. I have placed the Government's assessment of this process in the library.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 12/02/2015 17:27:46 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

223862

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Electoral Register: Young People
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the findings of the Electoral Commission on electoral registers published on 24 February and the of the Office for National Statistics published on 26 February, what is (1) the number, and (2) the proportion, of (a) 16 and 17 year-olds, and (b) 18–24 year-olds in each local authority and parliamentary register; whether they will now instruct electoral registration officers to work directly with their local schools and colleges; and what plans they have to ensure that eligible attainers are registered to vote in advance of the 2015 General Election registration deadline on 20 April.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL5243
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>The Office for National Statistics published data on the number of attainers on each local authority and parliamentary register in England, Wales and Northern Ireland on 26 February. It can be found here:</p><p><a href="http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/pop-estimate/electoral-statistics-for-england--wales-and-northern-ireland/2014/stb---2014-ewni-electoral-statistics.html" target="_blank">http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/pop-estimate/electoral-statistics-for-england--wales-and-northern-ireland/2014/stb---2014-ewni-electoral-statistics.html</a></p><p> </p><p>It is not however possible to identify the proportion of 16 and 17 year olds and 18 to 24 year olds who have registered as attainers as age information is not captured on electoral registers.</p><p> </p><p>Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) are best placed to understand their local circumstances and every ERO in Great Britain has received a share of £6.8 million funding to encourage voter registration, including among young people and attainers.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Government has awarded funding to a number of organisations to promote voter registration. This includes the NUS and other student groups, UK Youth and the British Youth Council, all of which will deliver activity targeted at attainers and young people. The Electoral Commission’s awareness campaign for the General Election also includes a specific focus on attainers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There have been over 1.2 million applications to register to vote from 16-24 year olds since June and over 100,000 applications from attainers since 1 December.</p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 09/03/2015 17:56:03 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

93416

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Electoral Register: Wales
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much funding was offered and awarded to each local authority in Wales over the last five years to maximise voter registration.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL2082
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>Since 2010 the Government has provided two funds to increase voter registration.</p><p>The participation fund ended in 2010-11 and in that year provided £54,708 to local authorities, including 3 in Wales, on promoting electoral registration, voting and awareness of election processes. The fund was abolished due to lack of demand from local authorities.</p><p> </p><p>In 2013-14 £189,410.27 was provided to local authorities in Wales with the direct intention of maximising voter registration. A summary table is provided below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Local Authority</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Max Reg Funding – 1314 FY</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cardiff County Council</p></td><td><p>£24,817.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rhondda-Cynon-Taff Council</p></td><td><p>£12,803.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gwynedd Council</p></td><td><p>£12,926.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newport City Council</p></td><td><p>£12,190.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Caerphilly County Borough Council</p></td><td><p>£14,505.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Powys County Council</p></td><td><p>£7,407.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ceredigion County Council</p></td><td><p>£6,036.27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Carmarthenshire County Council</p></td><td><p>£9,877.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Anglesey, Isle of, County Council</p></td><td><p>£6,168.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pembrokeshire County Council</p></td><td><p>£7,849.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vale of Glamorgan Council, The</p></td><td><p>£7,882.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bridgend County Borough Council</p></td><td><p>£8,917.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Flintshire County Council</p></td><td><p>£6,867.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wrexham County Borough Council</p></td><td><p>£6,361.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council</p></td><td><p>£6,440.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Conwy County Borough Council</p></td><td><p>£4,260.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Monmouthshire County Council</p></td><td><p>£4,279.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Torfaen County Borough Council</p></td><td><p>£5,173.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council</p></td><td><p>£3,538.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Denbighshire County Council</p></td><td><p>£2,735.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council</p></td><td><p>£3,946.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swansea, City and County of</p></td><td><p>£14,434.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>£189,410.27</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 21/10/2014 11:07:54 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

101713

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Electoral Register
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they now expect from (1) the Cabinet Office, (2) the Electoral Commission, and (3) local Electoral Registration Officers as regards (a) the estimated proportion of those attaining the age of 18 who are registered to vote, and (b) the decline in the match rate of those attaining the age of 18 under the new system of individual electoral registration.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL2522
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p><strong>Through matching against government records, almost 9 in 10 electors in England and Wales were automatically transferred to the new register. </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>The Government has funded Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) to write to all electors confirming whether they have matched, and inviting those that did not register under Individual Electoral Registration to do so. Non-responders will receive two written reminders and a visit from a canvasser. </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>The Electoral Commission’s national awareness campaign includes activity aimed at young people. The Commission has encouraged EROs to work with schools to target attainers as part of their public engagement work. </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Online registration makes registering to vote simpler and quicker than ever before for nearly all electors - 530,511 16-24 year olds have applied since 11 July 2014.</strong></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 17/11/2014 14:31:22 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno