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47401

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date	07/04/2014
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	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase the number of young people registered to vote.
tabling member printed	Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
uin	HL6633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The government has announced that five national organisations and all 363 local authorities and valuation joint boards in Great Britain are sharing £4.2 million funding to promote voter registration amongst under registered groups, which includes young people.</p><p>The Cabinet Office has also written to electoral registration officers encouraging them to use this funding to support the delivery of Rock Enrol!, a learning resource which provides an opportunity for young people to register to vote and enables them to discuss the importance of doing so.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 24/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3703 label Biography information for Baroness Royall of Blaisdon

47402

registered interest
date	07/04/2014
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	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many 16 year-olds there are in the United Kingdom broken down by Parliamentary constituency; and how many 17 year-olds.
tabling member printed	Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
uin	HL6634
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2014 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 printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire attachment 1 file name HL6634.pdf title UK Statistics Authority Standard Line 2 file name HL6634 ONS180.pdf title ONS letter - 16/17 in parliamentary constituency 3 file name HL6634 ONS180.xls title Excel sheet - additional information question first answered 24/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	3703 label Biography information for Baroness Royall of Blaisdon

47403

registered interest
date	07/04/2014
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	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to promote voter registration in schools.
tabling member printed	Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
uin	HL6635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2014 answer text <p>The introduction of Individual Electoral Registration will enable online registration for the first time and will make the process of registering to vote more convenient for electors, including students.</p><p>The new national curriculum for teaching from 2014 includes an improved programme of study for citizenship education. At key stage 4 pupils will be taught about democratic participation and how to influence decisions locally, nationally and beyond.</p><p>The Cabinet Office has also made available Rock Enrol!; a free learning resource which not only provides an opportunity for young people to register to vote, but enables them to discuss the importance of doing so.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 24/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3703 label Biography information for Baroness Royall of Blaisdon

47404

registered interest
date	07/04/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to include voter registration as part of the citizenship curriculum.
tabling member printed	Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
uin	HL6636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>The new national curriculum includes an improved programme of study for citizenship education. It is organised around core knowledge about democracy, government and how laws are made and upheld. At key stage 4, pupils will be taught about the different electoral systems used in and beyond the United Kingdom, and about the actions citizens can take in democratic and electoral processes to influence decisions locally, nationally and beyond. Schools may include voter registration as part of their citizenship curriculum.</p><p> </p><p>The Cabinet Office has developed a resource to help schools: the Rock Enrol! lesson framework, which suggests activities for young people to discuss the importance of voting, and increase awareness of voter registration opportunities. It is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rock-enrol-engaging-young-people-in-democracy" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rock-enrol-engaging-young-people-in-democracy</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	3703 label Biography information for Baroness Royall of Blaisdon

47405

registered interest
date	07/04/2014
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	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the remark by Lord Wallace of Saltaire on 5 February that "the last point is one that I will take back, as we are certainly considering how best to encourage all this" (HL Deb, col 195), what steps have been taken towards enclosing electoral registration forms in their communications with young people, both on- and offline.
tabling member printed	Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
uin	HL6637
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>Funding has been provided to all 363 local authorities and valuation joint boards to support maximising registration activities. Using these resources, the Electoral Commission's planned public awareness campaign, the introduction of online registration, and the availability of the Rock Enrol! learning resource for young people, registering to vote will be more accessible and convenient for young people than ever before.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	3703 label Biography information for Baroness Royall of Blaisdon