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1315936

registered interest
date	18/05/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Elections: Proof of Identity
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to estimate the cost to local authorities of their proposals for mandatory voter ID.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2021 answer text <p>As legislation is brought forward to enable the national roll out of voter identification, appropriate impact assessments, which include information on costs, will be provided for Parliament in the normal way.</p><p><strong><br></strong>Further information on photographic identification ownership for voting can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/voter-identification-photographic-id-ownership-in-great-britain" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord True grouped question UIN HL357 HL358 HL359 question first answered 25/05/2021 16:46:26 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1315937

registered interest
date	18/05/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Elections: Proof of Identity
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to increase funding to local authorities as part of their proposals for mandatory voter ID.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2021 answer text <p>As legislation is brought forward to enable the national roll out of voter identification, appropriate impact assessments, which include information on costs, will be provided for Parliament in the normal way.</p><p><strong><br></strong>Further information on photographic identification ownership for voting can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/voter-identification-photographic-id-ownership-in-great-britain" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord True grouped question UIN HL356 HL358 HL359 question first answered 25/05/2021 16:46:26 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1315938

registered interest
date	18/05/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Elections: Proof of Identity
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of how many individuals do not possess acceptable identification as required by their proposals for mandatory voter ID.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2021 answer text <p>As legislation is brought forward to enable the national roll out of voter identification, appropriate impact assessments, which include information on costs, will be provided for Parliament in the normal way.</p><p><strong><br></strong>Further information on photographic identification ownership for voting can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/voter-identification-photographic-id-ownership-in-great-britain" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord True grouped question UIN HL356 HL357 HL359 question first answered 25/05/2021 16:46:26 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1315939

registered interest
date	18/05/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Elections: Proof of Identity
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of which local authorities have the lowest proportion of individuals with acceptable identification as required by their proposals for mandatory voter ID.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2021 answer text <p>As legislation is brought forward to enable the national roll out of voter identification, appropriate impact assessments, which include information on costs, will be provided for Parliament in the normal way.</p><p><strong><br></strong>Further information on photographic identification ownership for voting can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/voter-identification-photographic-id-ownership-in-great-britain" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord True grouped question UIN HL356 HL357 HL358 question first answered 25/05/2021 16:46:26 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1281908

registered interest
date	28/01/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Elections: Campaigns
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to raise the spending limits for candidates standing for (1) local authority, (2) mayoral, and (3) Parliamentary, elections in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL12726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2021 answer text <p>The Government uprated spending limits for candidates standing for local authority elections in England in December 2020.</p><p>As set out in the Written Ministerial Statements laid on 3 December 2020 from the <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2020-12-03/hcws618" target="_blank">Minister of State for the Constitution and Devolution</a>, and <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2020-12-03/hlws610" target="_blank">Lord True</a>, it is the Government’s intention to review party and candidate spending limits for all other polls (within the legislative competence of the UK Government) this year.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 11/02/2021 17:51:55 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1279876

registered interest
date	25/01/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Absent Voting: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for using postal votes only for the elections due to take place on 6 May.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL12522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2021 answer text <p>Democracy should not be cancelled because of covid. The Government has confirmed that the set of local and Police and Crime Commissioner elections scheduled for May will go ahead, and made a firm commitment that the Government will support the sector to deliver them.</p><p>The Government has published a clear Delivery Plan for the May elections, setting out how the Government will support local elections teams to deliver effective polls that are covid-secure for voters and staff.</p><p>Further guidance for all those involved in the elections will be available in due course and well in advance of the polls.</p><p>To support the smooth running of the Police and Crime Commissioner and local elections, there will be an estimated £92 million of government funding that will be provided to Returning Officers and local authorities for the elections. Of this, £31 million is an uplift to address costs associated with making the polls covid-secure.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True grouped question UIN HL12489 HL12490 HL12523 question first answered 08/02/2021 17:40:29 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1279878

registered interest
date	25/01/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Elections: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for deferring the elections due to take place on 6 May until later in the year.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL12523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2021 answer text <p>Democracy should not be cancelled because of covid. The Government has confirmed that the set of local and Police and Crime Commissioner elections scheduled for May will go ahead, and made a firm commitment that the Government will support the sector to deliver them.</p><p>The Government has published a clear Delivery Plan for the May elections, setting out how the Government will support local elections teams to deliver effective polls that are covid-secure for voters and staff.</p><p>Further guidance for all those involved in the elections will be available in due course and well in advance of the polls.</p><p>To support the smooth running of the Police and Crime Commissioner and local elections, there will be an estimated £92 million of government funding that will be provided to Returning Officers and local authorities for the elections. Of this, £31 million is an uplift to address costs associated with making the polls covid-secure.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True grouped question UIN HL12489 HL12490 HL12522 question first answered 08/02/2021 17:40:30 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1279879

registered interest
date	25/01/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Election Offences: Leaflets
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce legislation to prevent political parties and election candidates from issuing leaflets that pretend to be documents from official sources.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL12524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2021 answer text <p>Electoral law already provides that printed election literature by parties and candidates in a regulated election period must include an imprint. The Government will be extending this provision to digital materials, following recent consultations.</p><p>More broadly, free speech in a democracy often results in robust and lively debate. Critical comment, however presented, is an important check and balance on proposals by governments and municipal administrations to increase taxes on the people.</p><p>When the content and context of political argument is contested, the best remedy is further debate in an independent free press, rather than state vetting and censorship of political comment. We should then trust the people to make their own judgements on the merits of the case at the ballot box.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 08/02/2021 17:44:39 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1278428

registered interest
date	19/01/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Elections: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to postpone the elections scheduled for 6 May.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL12306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2021 answer text <p>Primary legislation states that the elections will go ahead in May 2021.</p><p>We continue to work closely with the electoral and public health bodies to resolve challenges and ensure everyone will be able to cast their vote safely and securely - and in a way of their choosing.</p><p>The Government is also bringing forward additional measures to extend the ability to appoint a proxy, so that those that are affected by Covid-19 in the days before the poll are still able to make their voice heard.</p><p>Guidance will be published in good time ahead of the polls and this matter will be kept under review. The House will be kept updated.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 02/02/2021 17:50:48 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1243611

registered interest
date	14/10/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Commission
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment, if any, they have made of the effectiveness of the Electoral Commission.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL9190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2020 answer text <p>The Electoral Commission is independent of Government and accountable to Parliament via the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission.</p><p>The Government is committed to making sure that elections are secure and fit for the modern age. As part of this, we keep the Electoral Commission’s role and powers under review to ensure it is able to discharge its responsibilities effectively.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 28/10/2020 17:59:12 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark