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registered interest
date	05/11/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	UK Membership of EU: Referendums
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government was informed about allegations of violations of electoral law against (a) Vote Leave and BeLeave and (b) Leave.EU by (i) the police and (ii) any other public service.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	187981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>Any allegations of violations of electoral law are for the independent Electoral Commission to investigate. The Electoral Commission has published reports on its investigations into Vote Leave, BeLeave and Leave.EU, and transferred those cases to other organisations independent of government to investigate. As a matter of principle the Government does not comment on live law enforcement investigations.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 19/11/2018 14:31:40 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

984400

registered interest
date	09/10/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	UK Membership of EU: Referendums
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Crown Servants living outside the UK for more than 15 years were able to vote in the referendum on the UK's membership of the EU in 2016.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	177153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>Crown servants are entitled to be registered for all UK elections and have to submit a Crown Servant declaration with their application. They are not subject to the current fifteen year rule provision for overseas electors. Crown servants could vote in the EU Referendum.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 15/10/2018 15:43:48 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

943379

registered interest
date	17/07/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	UK Membership of EU: Referendums
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of when the investigations and inquiries into various aspects of the 2016 referendum campaign are likely to conclude and what consideration they have given to updating the relevant legislation in the light of any of findings.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL9595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2018 answer text <p>The timescales of ongoing investigations and inquiries, including their likely conclusions, is a matter for the independent organisations conducting them, rather than the Government.</p><p>The Government will carefully consider the findings and recommendations that are made when they have concluded.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 30/07/2018 12:17:39 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

890399

registered interest
date	24/04/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	UK Membership of EU: Referendums
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the Electoral Commission on (a) additional funding and (b) additional powers required by the Commission to investigate potential breaches of electoral law during the 2016 European Union Referendum campaign.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	137479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>The Electoral Commission is an independent organisation. It is funded via Parliament (Speaker’s Committee).</p><p>The Government has regular discussions with the Electoral Commission on a range of issues, including its powers, and keeps these matters under review.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 30/04/2018 17:05:13 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

833633

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	UK Membership of EU: Referendums
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether incorrect information on social media influenced the outcome of the referendum on the UK's membership of the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL5250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government has made no specific assessment of this. The EU referendum was a democratic exercise, run under the rules on campaigning as set out in the European Union Referendum Act 2015. The Government believes that the result of the referendum should be respected and delivered.</p><p>The Government recognises the problems caused by misleading and false information online more broadly, and we take the security and integrity of our democratic processes very seriously.</p><p>The Government’s manifesto includes a commitment to take steps to protect the reliability and objectivity of information that is essential to our democracy and a free, independent press. Therefore we are working with the broadcast and press sectors, social media and the broader tech industry, academics and international partner governments to ensure we have a news environment where accurate content can prevail. We are also working to improve the critical analysis and digital literacy skills of the wider population.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 08/02/2018 17:01:29 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

825334

registered interest
date	17/01/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	UK Membership of EU: Referendums
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total number of eligible electors on the register, resident outside the UK, for the EU referendum on 23 June 2016; and what proportion of them voted.
tabling member printed	Lord Tyler
uin	HL4867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government does not hold central records of the total number of eligible electors on the register who reside outside of the UK, where overseas they reside, and the proportion of them who voted.</p><p>The Electoral Commission has produced reports into the administration of the 2017 and 2015 General Election and the 2016 EU referendum. The reports contain information on the number of overseas electors but does not state where they reside. The reports can be found here: <a href="https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/our-work/publications/election-and-referendum-reports" target="_blank">https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/our-work/publications/election-and-referendum-reports</a></p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham attachment 1 file name May 2015-Report .pdf title May 2015 Elections Report 2 file name 2016 EU referendum report.pdf title 2016 EU referendum Report 3 file name The administration of the June 2017 UK general election.pdf title The administration of 2017 General elections grouped question UIN HL4865 HL4866 HL4868 HL4869 HL4870 question first answered 30/01/2018 16:57:09 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	225 label Biography information for Lord Tyler

825335

registered interest
date	17/01/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	UK Membership of EU: Referendums
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total number of eligible electors on the register, resident in other EU Member States, for the EU referendum on 23 June 2016; and what proportion of them voted.
tabling member printed	Lord Tyler
uin	HL4868
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government does not hold central records of the total number of eligible electors on the register who reside outside of the UK, where overseas they reside, and the proportion of them who voted.</p><p>The Electoral Commission has produced reports into the administration of the 2017 and 2015 General Election and the 2016 EU referendum. The reports contain information on the number of overseas electors but does not state where they reside. The reports can be found here: <a href="https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/our-work/publications/election-and-referendum-reports" target="_blank">https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/our-work/publications/election-and-referendum-reports</a></p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham attachment 1 file name May 2015-Report .pdf title May 2015 Elections Report 2 file name 2016 EU referendum report.pdf title 2016 EU referendum Report 3 file name The administration of the June 2017 UK general election.pdf title The administration of 2017 General elections grouped question UIN HL4865 HL4866 HL4867 HL4869 HL4870 question first answered 30/01/2018 16:57:10 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	225 label Biography information for Lord Tyler

790395

registered interest
date	16/11/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	UK Membership of EU: Referendums
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of interference by Russian sources with the referendum in the UK on 23 June 2016.
tabling member printed	Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top
uin	HL3305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>As the Prime Minister made clear in her Mansion House speech, Russia makes aggressive use of cyber capability to mount sustained campaigns of espionage and disruption.</p><p>To date, we have not seen evidence of successful interference in UK elections or referendums. We take any allegations of interference in UK democratic processes by a foreign government extremely seriously.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 04/12/2017 17:13:13 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	4150 label Biography information for Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top

782040

registered interest
date	01/11/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	UK Membership of EU: Referendums
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any government departments and agencies have ongoing inquiries in respect of the 23 June 2016 referendum; and if so, which.
tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
uin	HL2821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2017 answer text <p>This information is not collected centrally.</p><p>The Information Commissioner, who reports directly to Parliament, is carrying out a formal investigation into the use of data analytics for political purposes. This will explore practices deployed during the EU referendum campaign.</p><p>The Government also understands that the Electoral Commission, which reports directly to Parliament, is carrying out a number of investigations related to campaigning at the EU referendum.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 15/11/2017 17:41:28 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

773075

registered interest
date	18/10/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	UK Membership of EU: Referendums
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much funding from the public purse was allocated to the 2016 EU referendum for the (a) hire of accommodation for counting votes, (b) printing of polling cards, (c) distribution of polling cards and (d) accommodation for the opening of postal votes.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	108580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>The responsibility for managing the funding for national referendums using monies from the Consolidated Fund rests with the Electoral Commission. Counting Officers are given an overall maximum recoverable amount to cover the costs of running the poll. This is based on expenditure on the previous poll, updated for current circumstances, and is aimed to support flexibility in use of the monies by Counting Officers to make it work for the particular needs of their voting area.</p><p>In reference to the overall costs of the 2016 EU Referendum, please see the following Written Statement, presented to Parliament on 23rd March 2016 by the then Parliamentary Secretary to the Cabinet Office, John Penrose MP:</p><p><a href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2016-03-23/debates/16032338000011/EUReferendum(CountingOfficers%E2%80%99Regulations)" target="_blank">https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2016-03-23/debates/16032338000011/EUReferendum(CountingOfficers%E2%80%99Regulations)</a> .</p><p>The European Union Referendum (Counting Officers’ and Regional Counting Officers’ Charges) Regulations 2016 lists the maximum recoverable amounts (MRA) for the services and expenses of counting officers and regional counting officers:</p><p><a href="https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/199442/The-European-Union-Referendum-Counting-Officers-and-Regional-Counting-Officers-Charges-Regulations-2016.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/199442/The-European-Union-Referendum-Counting-Officers-and-Regional-Counting-Officers-Charges-Regulations-2016.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 26/10/2017 13:00:11 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones