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748448

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Local Government: Iron and Steel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department has taken to support local authorities in procuring steel of UK origin.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	2999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>Since December 2016, all local authorities have been required to implement existing government guidelines that set out how government buyers should source steel for major projects so that the true value of UK steel is taken into account in major procurement decisions:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-policy-note-1116-procuring-steel-in-major-projects-revised-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-policy-note-1116-procuring-steel-in-major-projects-revised-guidance</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 11/07/2017 13:24:14 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

748502

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Voting Behaviour
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure people can only vote once in an election.
tabling member constituency	North Swindon
tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
uin	3241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>Voting in more than one location at a General Election or at other national polls such as a referendum is a crime which carries an unlimited financial penalty.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We take this matter very seriously. I have raised this issue as a priority with the Electoral Commission and look forward to their report on the 2017 General Election.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>It is possible to determine whether an individual has voted twice at a General Election by checking the marked register of those who have voted. If anyone has evidence of someone voting twice, then they should report this to their local returning officer and to the police.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 11/07/2017 14:03:26 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

748545

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	General Election 2017: Voting Behaviour
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will ask the Electoral Commission to investigate how many (a) students and (b) other individuals voted in more than one parliamentary constituency in the 2017 General Election.
tabling member constituency	Lichfield
tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
uin	3009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government takes this matter very seriously. I have raised this issue with the Electoral Commission as a matter of priority and look forward to their report on the 2017 General Election.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 11/07/2017 14:04:29 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

748631

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Constituencies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing parliamentary constituencies representing overseas voters in Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	3045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government does not support the creation of parliamentary constituencies for overseas electors. The current and proposed overseas voting arrangements are based on the principle that overseas electors continue to have some form of connection to the area of the country where they were last resident. This is the approach taken generally in other democracies with overseas voting.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The creation of overseas constituencies would also require changes to the way that electoral administration (the registration of voters and the conduct of polls) is organised in Great Britain, where responsibility lies at the local authority level. It would clearly not be appropriate for the Government to carry out these functions for overseas constituencies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 10/07/2017 16:39:59 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

748712

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the oral Answer of 2 November 2016, Official Report, column 879, what steps his Department has taken to use 2011 census classifications, including on Gypsies and Travellers, to audit racial disparities in public service outcomes.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	3079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The Race Disparity Audit will publish Government data about ethnicity on a website. The data will show the ethnic classifications available for each dataset covered, including where available Gypsies and Travellers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green question first answered 11/07/2017 12:36:20 answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

748034

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Constituencies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy to use the June 2017 electoral registration figures to inform a future boundary review.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	2943
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government's manifesto re-affirms the commitment to deliver equal and updated boundaries and reduce the size of the House of Commons.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Following laws already passed by Parliament that set out the date of the electoral register to be used at boundary reviews, and provide that the current Boundary Review should be based on the electoral registers from 2015, the independent and impartial Boundary Commissions are consulting on their proposals to deliver the boundary changes, and they will submit their final proposals to Parliament in autumn 2018. These reforms will ensure fair and equal representation for the voting public across the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p>Equalising the size of constituencies in the Boundary Review will ensure everyone’s vote will carry equal weight. Without such boundary reforms, MPs could end up representing constituencies based on data that is over 20 years’ old, disregarding significant changes in demographics, house building and migration.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 10/07/2017 16:27:29 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

748038

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Constituencies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Constituency Boundary Review is on track to report by 1 October 2018.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	2734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government's manifesto re-affirms the commitment to deliver equal and updated boundaries and reduce the size of the House of Commons.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The progress of the current boundary review, which is proceeding in accordance with the laws already passed by Parliament, is a matter for the independent and impartial Boundary Commissions. Further information can be found on the websites for each of the four Boundary Commissions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 2730 question first answered 10/07/2017 16:29:28 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

748039

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Polling Stations: Proof of Identity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy to introduce a requirement for voters to produce personal identification at a polling station to receive a ballot paper.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	2735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>In line with its manifesto commitment, the Government intends to legislate to ensure that a form of identification must be presented before voting. It is intended that this requirement be tested through pilot schemes at the May 2018 elections. Pilots will help to identify the best way of administering this new requirement.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government is continuing to work with the Law Commission on how best to implement the recommendations of their review of electoral law in collaboration with other stakeholders. We will respond to their report in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 2731 question first answered 10/07/2017 16:26:12 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

748043

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Constituencies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether it remains Government policy to reduce the number of parliamentary constituencies to 600.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	2730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government's manifesto re-affirms the commitment to deliver equal and updated boundaries and reduce the size of the House of Commons.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The progress of the current boundary review, which is proceeding in accordance with the laws already passed by Parliament, is a matter for the independent and impartial Boundary Commissions. Further information can be found on the websites for each of the four Boundary Commissions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 2734 question first answered 10/07/2017 16:29:28 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

748044

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
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 his Department plans to respond to the Law Commission's 2016 review of electoral law.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	2731
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>In line with its manifesto commitment, the Government intends to legislate to ensure that a form of identification must be presented before voting. It is intended that this requirement be tested through pilot schemes at the May 2018 elections. Pilots will help to identify the best way of administering this new requirement.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government is continuing to work with the Law Commission on how best to implement the recommendations of their review of electoral law in collaboration with other stakeholders. We will respond to their report in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 2735 question first answered 10/07/2017 16:26:12 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord