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1690761

registered interest
date	21/02/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Local Government: Elections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the franchise for local elections in England and Northern Ireland in line with the voter eligibility criteria in Wales and Scotland.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	15006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government’s position on the franchise remains unchanged. The Government was elected on a manifesto promising to “maintain the voting age at 18 – the age at which one gains full citizenship rights”. 18 has been the well-established age of majority for, for example, jury service, purchasing alcohol, getting married without parental permission, serving in front-line military roles, standing for election as an MP or councillor, and so on.</p><p>The purpose of the electoral register is to enable those who are eligible to vote to register and ensure that only people who are eligible to vote are permitted to do so. Data on those who are not eligible to vote in UK elections is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency North Dorset answering member printed Simon Hoare grouped question UIN 15004 15005 question first answered 27/02/2024 16:08:42 answering member 4494 label Biography information for Simon Hoare
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1672274

registered interest
date	22/11/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Local Government: Elections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to enable local authorities to hold elections using the single transferable voting system.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	3255
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2023 answer text <p>Government has not made any such assessment. The Government was elected on a manifesto which included a commitment to continue to support the First Past the Post voting system.</p><p>The Government believes that the First Past the Post system is a robust and secure way of electing representatives, that is well understood by voters, and provides for strong and clear local accountability. It ensures a clear link between elected representatives and constituents in a manner that other voting systems may not.</p> answering member constituency North Dorset answering member printed Simon Hoare question first answered 29/11/2023 11:49:43 answering member 4494 label Biography information for Simon Hoare
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1665738

registered interest
date	18/10/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Local Government: Elections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential fiscal merits of requiring all local elections in England to be conducted on the same day every four years.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	203358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>The Government has not made any such assessment as the costs of local elections are met locally. Holding whole council elections every four years can strengthen local leadership and enhance accountability.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 25/10/2023 15:18:55 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1627026

registered interest
date	11/05/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Local Government: Elections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the requirement for voter ID on levels of voter (a) fraud and (b) participation at the May 2023 local elections in England.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	184584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2023 answer text <p>The independent Electoral Commission recommended voter ID in January 2014, asking that “Voters should be required to show proof of their identity before they can be issued with a ballot paper at polling stations for elections and referendums in Great Britain. The Commission will publish detailed proposals for a proof of identity scheme by the end of 2014 and wants to see this change in place by no later than the 2019 European and English local government elections.” This is publicly available <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.electoralcommission.org.uk%2Fmedia-centre%2Fid-needed-polling-stations-recommends-independent-watchdog&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C45360cc53fcd4f6bb89008db561cec60%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638198454436757290%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=T3jgO2MuhVAtgSzwfzmB68%2B90QaFN4odCMuPrBAk%2BoY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>As set out last year by ministers to Parliament, we have “committed to a review that will take place after the May elections. I can confirm our intention that the results of that review should be published no later than November 2023.”</p> answering member constituency Bishop Auckland answering member printed Dehenna Davison question first answered 16/05/2023 15:13:51 answering member 4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

1627067

registered interest
date	11/05/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Local Government: Elections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the impact of voter ID on turnout levels at the local elections on 4 May 2023.
tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
uin	184775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2023 answer text <p>Regarding the assessment of the potential impact of voter identification on levels of fraud and turnout levels at the May 2023 local elections, I refer the Hon. Member to the response given to Question UIN <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2023-03-09%2F162192&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C45360cc53fcd4f6bb89008db561cec60%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638198454436757290%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=dxL%2Fu1p09KSoVODC2ggMbKb5GDBwdjcONbzFXgi0hwU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">162192 </a>on 14 March 2023.</p><p>Regarding the list of accepted forms of identification and the equality impact assessment, I refer the Hon. Member to the response to Question UIN <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2023-05-05%2F183968&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C45360cc53fcd4f6bb89008db561cec60%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638198454436757290%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=TBaawkGvf4KCjIH891CoxfFRPnUILk6E4VtTbB%2BJiDc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">183968</a> and to UIN <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2023-04-17%2F180947&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C45360cc53fcd4f6bb89008db561cec60%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638198454436757290%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=%2Bs%2Bpa8GdP7HkB3oSSuwd3cY78wgP7Dg4%2FnKt%2FlCDxzI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">180947</a> on 16 May 2023 and 20 April 2023.</p><p>No eligible electors should be turned away due to wearing religious head dress. Privacy screens or private areas must be, by law, available in all polling stations for electors who may wish to have their identity checked in private.</p><p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave to Question UIN <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2023-04-27%2F183152&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C45360cc53fcd4f6bb89008db561cec60%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638198454436757290%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=1jotLKo1OiqMtbPCNK2%2FD1YkJ0Zn%2B8G9gMnmnqElHHo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">183152</a> on 9 May 2023.</p> answering member constituency Bishop Auckland answering member printed Dehenna Davison grouped question UIN 184187 184222 184776 question first answered 16/05/2023 15:39:42 answering member 4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison
tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan

1627068

registered interest
date	11/05/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Local Government: Elections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, on what basis the list of acceptable forms of voter ID were determined by his Department.
tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
uin	184776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2023 answer text <p>Regarding the assessment of the potential impact of voter identification on levels of fraud and turnout levels at the May 2023 local elections, I refer the Hon. Member to the response given to Question UIN <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2023-03-09%2F162192&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C45360cc53fcd4f6bb89008db561cec60%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638198454436757290%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=dxL%2Fu1p09KSoVODC2ggMbKb5GDBwdjcONbzFXgi0hwU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">162192 </a>on 14 March 2023.</p><p>Regarding the list of accepted forms of identification and the equality impact assessment, I refer the Hon. Member to the response to Question UIN <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2023-05-05%2F183968&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C45360cc53fcd4f6bb89008db561cec60%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638198454436757290%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=TBaawkGvf4KCjIH891CoxfFRPnUILk6E4VtTbB%2BJiDc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">183968</a> and to UIN <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2023-04-17%2F180947&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C45360cc53fcd4f6bb89008db561cec60%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638198454436757290%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=%2Bs%2Bpa8GdP7HkB3oSSuwd3cY78wgP7Dg4%2FnKt%2FlCDxzI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">180947</a> on 16 May 2023 and 20 April 2023.</p><p>No eligible electors should be turned away due to wearing religious head dress. Privacy screens or private areas must be, by law, available in all polling stations for electors who may wish to have their identity checked in private.</p><p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave to Question UIN <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2023-04-27%2F183152&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C45360cc53fcd4f6bb89008db561cec60%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638198454436757290%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=1jotLKo1OiqMtbPCNK2%2FD1YkJ0Zn%2B8G9gMnmnqElHHo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">183152</a> on 9 May 2023.</p> answering member constituency Bishop Auckland answering member printed Dehenna Davison grouped question UIN 184187 184222 184775 question first answered 16/05/2023 15:39:42 answering member 4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison
tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan

1627136

registered interest
date	11/05/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Local Government: Elections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will conduct an equality impact assessment on the requirement of voter ID following the local elections on 4 May 2023.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	184709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2023 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answers I gave to Questions UIN <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2023-04-27%2F183152&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C5d5746396c0542ba864f08db56c64594%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638199181786237528%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=tXJZ64zcUG4Ae1zyxx5gtglu9UjXN6E9GzsAw8NyCkw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">183152</a>, <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2023-05-05%2F183999&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C5d5746396c0542ba864f08db56c64594%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638199181786237528%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=V6ZRHbfct7w1gjlEn3gKlUIq1AntHOCm%2Ff4mtI34lmM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">183999</a> and <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2023-05-05%2F183968&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C5d5746396c0542ba864f08db56c64594%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638199181786237528%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=4nVvhWwjCIkVXBg3%2BZosTMNMyjat%2F8nHfMoWsXvCx9Y%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">183968</a> on 9, 11 and 16 May 2023</p> answering member constituency Bishop Auckland answering member printed Dehenna Davison grouped question UIN 184710 question first answered 18/05/2023 10:36:09 answering member 4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1627137

registered interest
date	11/05/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Local Government: Elections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many people in Canterbury were turned away from the polls because they did not have the required voting identification at the local elections on 4 May 2023.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	184710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2023 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answers I gave to Questions UIN <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2023-04-27%2F183152&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C5d5746396c0542ba864f08db56c64594%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638199181786237528%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=tXJZ64zcUG4Ae1zyxx5gtglu9UjXN6E9GzsAw8NyCkw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">183152</a>, <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2023-05-05%2F183999&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C5d5746396c0542ba864f08db56c64594%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638199181786237528%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=V6ZRHbfct7w1gjlEn3gKlUIq1AntHOCm%2Ff4mtI34lmM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">183999</a> and <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2023-05-05%2F183968&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C5d5746396c0542ba864f08db56c64594%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638199181786237528%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=4nVvhWwjCIkVXBg3%2BZosTMNMyjat%2F8nHfMoWsXvCx9Y%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">183968</a> on 9, 11 and 16 May 2023</p> answering member constituency Bishop Auckland answering member printed Dehenna Davison grouped question UIN 184709 question first answered 18/05/2023 10:36:09 answering member 4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1626392

registered interest
date	09/05/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Local Government: Elections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether any people were turned away from voting on Thursday 4 May 2023 because they were wearing religious head dress.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	184187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2023 answer text <p>Regarding the assessment of the potential impact of voter identification on levels of fraud and turnout levels at the May 2023 local elections, I refer the Hon. Member to the response given to Question UIN <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2023-03-09%2F162192&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C45360cc53fcd4f6bb89008db561cec60%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638198454436757290%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=dxL%2Fu1p09KSoVODC2ggMbKb5GDBwdjcONbzFXgi0hwU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">162192 </a>on 14 March 2023.</p><p>Regarding the list of accepted forms of identification and the equality impact assessment, I refer the Hon. Member to the response to Question UIN <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2023-05-05%2F183968&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C45360cc53fcd4f6bb89008db561cec60%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638198454436757290%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=TBaawkGvf4KCjIH891CoxfFRPnUILk6E4VtTbB%2BJiDc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">183968</a> and to UIN <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2023-04-17%2F180947&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C45360cc53fcd4f6bb89008db561cec60%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638198454436757290%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=%2Bs%2Bpa8GdP7HkB3oSSuwd3cY78wgP7Dg4%2FnKt%2FlCDxzI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">180947</a> on 16 May 2023 and 20 April 2023.</p><p>No eligible electors should be turned away due to wearing religious head dress. Privacy screens or private areas must be, by law, available in all polling stations for electors who may wish to have their identity checked in private.</p><p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave to Question UIN <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2023-04-27%2F183152&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C45360cc53fcd4f6bb89008db561cec60%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638198454436757290%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=1jotLKo1OiqMtbPCNK2%2FD1YkJ0Zn%2B8G9gMnmnqElHHo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">183152</a> on 9 May 2023.</p> answering member constituency Bishop Auckland answering member printed Dehenna Davison grouped question UIN 184222 184775 184776 question first answered 16/05/2023 15:39:42 answering member 4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

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registered interest
date	05/05/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Local Government: Elections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many people were turned away from the polls at the local elections on 4 May 2023 because they presented unacceptable forms of ID.
tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
uin	183995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2023 answer text <p>As required by <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fuksi%2F2022%2F1382%2Fregulation%2F34%2Fmade&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C659b69d3bfa04fe05d1b08db5224b2b3%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638194089786383103%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=0t1ir4SmKPeokyZxRoTgv2Wqx5xd6aSBSSHTpEDVwjQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">paragraph 34 of part 7 of the Voter Identification Regulations 2022</a>, polling station staff were required to collect data regarding the use of identification. This information will be returned to Government and the Electoral Commission in due course, as set out in the UQ response on the floor of the House on 27 April 2023 (<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhansard.parliament.uk%2Fcommons%2F2023-04-27%2Fdebates%2F1E1A6933-7678-4AAA-8D01-4F8274FE549B%2FVoterID&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C659b69d3bfa04fe05d1b08db5224b2b3%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638194089786383103%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=SAA6z1jgfl9crq%2FKKsBAjvk5N%2BvrxhI%2FU2l77WN3P7g%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Official Report, HC, Volume 731, Column 919</a>).</p><p>The Government will be publishing reports as required by <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fukpga%2F1983%2F2%2Fsection%2F59A&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C659b69d3bfa04fe05d1b08db5224b2b3%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638194089786383103%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Ugvz2TR8SBd%2BsLyAYMjgHaEhEicg2lQpM1Pxrnbc%2BGs%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">section 59A of the Representation of the People Act 1983</a>.</p><p>The Electoral Commission will also report on the elections in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency Bishop Auckland answering member printed Dehenna Davison grouped question UIN 183996 183997 183998 183999 184000 question first answered 11/05/2023 14:14:51 answering member 4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison
tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan