Deputy Prime Minister<p>Discussions with Milton Keynes Council and the South East Midlands Local Enterprise Partnership are ongoing on both a City Deal and a Local Growth Deal.</p><p> </p>Tunbridge WellsGreg Clark2014-03-03false2014-03-03T12:00:00.00Z582014-02-111House of CommonsTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when he expects to make an announcement on the City Deal bid submitted by Milton Keynes Council.falseCorbyAndy Sawford187970Deputy Prime Minister<p>The A3 format was selected following the Electoral Commission’s recommendation. </p><p>The Government is committed to meeting reasonable costs incurred by local authorities in the transition to individual electoral registration and will publish figures once they are finalised.</p><p> </p>Tunbridge WellsGreg Clark2014-03-03false2014-03-03T12:00:00.00Z582014-02-241House of CommonsTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what estimate he has made of the additional costs to be reimbursed to local authorities for the transition of voter registration forms from A4 size to A3.falseSuffolk CoastalDr Thérèse Coffey188934Deputy Prime Minister<p>Building on the successes of City Deals, all 39 Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) have been invited to develop Strategic Economic Plans to set out what needs to be done to boost growth in their area. </p><p>As part of each Strategic Economic Plan, a Growth Deal bid is being developed for negotiation with central government for the allocation of the Local Growth Fund.</p><p>The Local Growth Fund will be at least £2 billion a year from 2015/16. As a result of this, all parts of England are able to access and benefit from this initiative.</p><p> </p>Tunbridge WellsGreg Clark2014-03-03false2014-03-03T12:00:00.00Z582014-02-241House of CommonsTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what progress he has made on identifying areas not included in the first or second wave of the City Deals programme as eligible for subsequent initiatives.falseColchesterSir Bob Russell189252Deputy Prime Minister<p>The government has announced that 5 national organisations have received funding as part of the measures to maximise registration. Details of the allocation of funding can be found at <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>These organisations are expected to deliver projects by the end of July.</p><p> </p>Tunbridge WellsGreg Clark2014-03-03false2014-03-03T12:00:00.00Z582014-02-251House of CommonsTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister, which organisations received funding from the Innovations Fund as part of the Democratic Engagement Programme; how much each such organisation received; and what the time period is for their projects.falseSheffield, Brightside and HillsboroughMr David Blunkett189479Deputy Prime Minister<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>Tunbridge WellsGreg Clark2014-03-03false2014-03-03T12:00:00.00Z582014-02-251House of CommonsTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when he will publish the full report on the data matching pilots for individual electoral registration.falseVale of ClwydChris Ruane189412Deputy Prime Minister<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>Tunbridge WellsGreg Clark2014-03-03189405false2014-03-03T12:00:00.00Z582014-02-251House of CommonsTo 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.falseVale of ClwydChris Ruane189411Deputy Prime Minister<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>Tunbridge WellsGreg Clark2014-03-03189411false2014-03-03T12:00:00.00Z582014-02-251House of CommonsTo 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.falseVale of ClwydChris Ruane189405Deputy Prime Minister<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 – involving all 380 local authorities – 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>Tunbridge WellsGreg Clark2014-03-03false2014-03-03T12:00:00.00Z582014-02-261House of CommonsTo 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.falseVale of ClwydChris Ruane189649Cabinet Office<p>I have been asked to reply.</p><p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p>Ruislip, Northwood and PinnerMr Nick HurdPQ189608.pdfTrend in Prostate Cancer ONS letter with table2014-03-03false2014-03-03T12:00:00.00Z532014-02-261House of CommonsTo ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the trend in prostate cancer (a) one-year, (b) two-year and (c) five-year survival rates over the last 20 years; and if he will make a statement.falseSutton and CheamPaul Burstow189608Cabinet Office<p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p>Ruislip, Northwood and PinnerMr Nick HurdPQ189837.pdfHousehold Borrowing2014-03-03false2014-03-03T12:00:00.00Z532014-02-261House of CommonsTo ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the average change in the level of household (a) borrowing and (b) debt between 2008 and 2013 in Mid Sussex constituency.falseMid SussexNicholas Soames189837100123