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753340

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen on 26 October (HL2496) and 8 November 2016 (HL2803), what progress they have made in creating an online electoral registration checking tool to assist people seeking to know whether or not they are already registered, and to reduce the number of duplicate registrations.
tabling member printed	Lord Rennard
uin	HL1028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to create an online electoral registration checking tool. Registers are held locally rather than centrally. There would be major technical, security and privacy issues around consolidating the registers to allow a live registration check, especially given that a checking tool would require an elector to prove their identity in the course of making an application. The investment costs required to overcome these barriers would significantly outweigh the cost of processing duplicates.</p><p>The Government nevertheless recognises that duplicate registrations represent a burden to administrators and that this may be the case in particular at the time of major elections. We are currently examining evidence collected during the recent general election to understand the scale of this issue and to identify more practicable solutions than a checking tool. For example, there may be the potential for improvements to the online journey to reduce duplicates. It may also be possible to exploit electoral management software systems to improve duplicate processing. The Government is taking forward this work with the Association of Electoral Administrators, the Scottish Assessors Association and the Electoral Commission.</p><p>At the same time, it is clear that online registration has led to a boost in registration levels. Compared to other means of increasing registration, such as the issuing of Household Notification Letters in advance of polls, online registration is highly cost efficient, even accounting for duplicate applications.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown question first answered 06/09/2017 12:54:14 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
tabling member	2484 label Biography information for Lord Rennard

753341

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which detecting incidents of the same person voting more than once in the same election from different addresses will (1) require the creation of a national database based on collating the local electoral registers as maintained by each Electoral Registration Officer, (2) compilation of the marked registers from each election in electronic format, and (3) enabling such information to be used by those investigating such allegations
tabling member printed	Lord Rennard
uin	HL1029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2017 answer text <p>Voting more than once at a General Election is a crime which carries an unlimited financial penalty. Any evidence of an individual who is suspected to have voted twice at the General Election should be reported to the Police for investigation. In addition, the presiding officer at a polling station may ask any elector if they have already voted, and may withhold a ballot paper from an elector if they do not answer the question satisfactorily. The electoral register is marked to record the issuing of ballot papers to individuals at polling stations; there are electronic records of the issuing of postal votes representing an equivalent to the marked register for some electors. These records can already assist with an investigation should any voting irregularities be suspected.</p><p>There are a number of significant technical and practical barriers, as well as security and privacy concerns, relating to implementing a national electoral registration database. The Government has no plans to create such a database.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown grouped question UIN HL1030 question first answered 06/09/2017 12:52:14 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
tabling member	2484 label Biography information for Lord Rennard

753342

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which the prevention of multiple voting in the same election by the same person using different addresses may require a change to the electoral registration process such that an individual may only be included on a particular register for a general election, regional assembly or referendum from somewhere other than their sole address, if that individual has been resident at that alternative address on most days in the preceding year
tabling member printed	Lord Rennard
uin	HL1030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2017 answer text <p>Voting more than once at a General Election is a crime which carries an unlimited financial penalty. Any evidence of an individual who is suspected to have voted twice at the General Election should be reported to the Police for investigation. In addition, the presiding officer at a polling station may ask any elector if they have already voted, and may withhold a ballot paper from an elector if they do not answer the question satisfactorily. The electoral register is marked to record the issuing of ballot papers to individuals at polling stations; there are electronic records of the issuing of postal votes representing an equivalent to the marked register for some electors. These records can already assist with an investigation should any voting irregularities be suspected.</p><p>There are a number of significant technical and practical barriers, as well as security and privacy concerns, relating to implementing a national electoral registration database. The Government has no plans to create such a database.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown grouped question UIN HL1029 question first answered 06/09/2017 12:52:14 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
tabling member	2484 label Biography information for Lord Rennard

753343

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which the form of identification accompanying a postal vote should be amended to also require signed confirmation (1) that the ballot paper has been completed only by the person entitled to do so, (2) that this has been done, together with the sealing of the ballot paper in the envelope provided, in conditions of privacy, and (3) that the envelope was returned directly by that person to a Post Box, the Electoral Registration Officer/Returning Officer, or to a polling station on polling day, save only for those people requiring assistance from someone such as a carer, and as is necessary on the grounds of disability
tabling member printed	Lord Rennard
uin	HL1031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2017 answer text <p>There are already measures in place designed to safeguard the security of postal voting, including the use of personal identifiers by postal voters. Sir Eric Pickles’ review of electoral fraud, published in 2016, considered postal voting and identified a number of areas in which the existing rules around postal voting could be tightened. The Government responded to the review, addressing each of its recommendations in turn, and setting out a number of measures for tackling the risk of fraud.</p><p>The Government is continuing to consider how to improve the integrity of postal voting and electoral processes in general, and will keep these matters under review.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown question first answered 06/09/2017 12:52:47 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
tabling member	2484 label Biography information for Lord Rennard

753355

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Young People: Delyn
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many 18 to 25-year olds in Delyn constituency are recorded (a) in the latest census estimate and (b) on the electoral register; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	David Hanson
uin	5706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 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 Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 25/07/2017 09:41:48 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore attachment 1 file name PQ5706 v.02.pdf title UKSA Response to PQ5706
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

753356

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many officials of his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies have the word trade in their job title.
tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
uin	5734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>We do not currently hold data on roles in the Cabinet Office that would enable us to provide you with a response.</p><p>I can confirm that no current roles in both the Big Lottery Fund and the Crown Commercial Service have the word “trade” in their job title.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 24/07/2017 15:30:49 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

753358

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Coventry South
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of constituents in Coventry South constituency worked in the public sector in each year for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	5797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 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 constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 05/09/2017 12:56:38 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore attachment 1 file name PQ5797 v.02.pdf title UKSA Response to PQ5797
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

753359

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Elections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Government plans to bring forward legislation to implement the recommendations of the Law Commission's 2016 review of electoral law.
tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
tabling member printed	John Mann
uin	5813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government looks forward to the review by the Committee on Standards in Public Life and will wish to consider in due course how to respond to its findings.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government will continue to work with the Law Commission on how best to implement their recommendations from their review of electoral law in collaboration with other stakeholders.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 5351 question first answered 20/07/2017 15:10:22 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

753360

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Social Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 4 July 2017 to Question 1153 on social services, what steps he is taking to ensure that the consultation into social care will receive the views of those with dementia and carers of people with dementia.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	5725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to listening to people’s views on how to reform the social care system, to ensure it is sustainable for current and future generations and that the quality of care improves.</p><p>The Prime Minister has been clear that there will be a full and open engagement on the issues, and that people will have opportunities to put forward their views. The Government wants to hear a range of views to inform its approach, in particular from those using services and their carers, as well as from members of the public, representative groups, commissioners and providers of services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green question first answered 05/09/2017 12:54:12 answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

753361

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Young People: Blaenau Gwent
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many 18 to 25 year olds in Blaenau Gwent constituency are (a) recorded in the latest census estimate and (b) recorded on the electoral register for that constituency; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
tabling member printed	Nick Smith
uin	5802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 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 Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 25/07/2017 09:40:54 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore attachment 1 file name PQ5802 v.02.pdf title UKSA Response to PQ5802
tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith