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1144915

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date	05/09/2019
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Brexit: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans he has to meet the Cabinet Secretary for Government Business and Constitutional Relations of the Scottish Government.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
uin	912288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union spoke with the Cabinet Secretary for Government Business and Constitutional Relations in the Scottish Government within the first few days of his reappointment.</p><p>The Secretary of State looks forward to seeing him next at the Joint Ministerial Committee on European Union Negotiations later this month.</p><p>I have written to my counterparts in the Scottish and Welsh governments and look forward to meeting with them soon.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 05/09/2019 12:13:57 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

1144916

registered interest
date	05/09/2019
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What outcome he is seeking in his negotiations with the EU.
tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
uin	912291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>Any deal must abolish the backstop. Our future ambition is for a best in class FTA and wider provisions covering economic, security and cross-cutting cooperation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 05/09/2019 12:15:11 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

1144917

registered interest
date	05/09/2019
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with the devolved Administrations on the UK’s withdrawal from the EU.
tabling member constituency	Livingston
tabling member printed	Hannah Bardell
uin	912293
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has spoken to both Scottish and Welsh government Ministers twice since his reappointment and I know he looks forward to attending the Joint Ministerial Committee on EU Negotiations later this month.</p><p>I have written to my counterparts in the Scottish and Welsh governments, the Welsh Brexit Minister and the Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans in the Scottish Government, and look forward to meeting with them soon.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 05/09/2019 12:17:26 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4486 label Biography information for Hannah Bardell

1144918

registered interest
date	05/09/2019
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Environment Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on environmental policy of the effect of the UK leaving the EU .
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	912296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>We continue to have regular conversations with ministerial colleagues across Government on all aspects of exiting the European Union.</p><p>The Government has been clear that it will not weaken our current environmental protections as we leave the European Union and will maintain and enhance our already high environmental standards.</p><p>As part of this we will set up a new, ambitious domestic framework for environmental governance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 05/09/2019 12:18:31 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1144919

registered interest
date	05/09/2019
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Brexit: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the efficacy of recommendations of the Alternative Arrangements Commission on arrangements on the Irish border after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Chelsea and Fulham
tabling member printed	Greg Hands
uin	912298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>I welcome the report by the Alternative Arrangements Commission co-chaired by my Right Honourable Friend and I thank him for his continued engagement.</p><p>We have considered it alongside input from technical experts and businesses to inform our approach to removing the backstop and avoiding a hard border in Northern Ireland in the context of negotiations on the future agreement between the UK and the EU.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 05/09/2019 15:18:36 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands

1144608

registered interest
date	04/09/2019
answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept id	36
answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
hansard heading	Electoral Register
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Houghton and Sunderland South, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, if the Electoral Commission will make it its policy to gather information on electoral registration levels on an annual basis.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	286644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Commission carries out regular research studies assessing the accuracy and completeness of the registers. The most recent study, based on the December 2018 registers, will be published in the coming months. These important studies are resource intensive, and it would not be good value for money to do them annually.</p><p>The Commission, does, however, gather data from Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) on the size of the electoral registers, as well as on other aspects of their activities to register electors, on an annual basis. This data is used as part of our ERO performance standards assessments and also supports the Commission’s ongoing monitoring of the effectiveness of the electoral registration system.</p> answering member constituency Houghton and Sunderland South answering member printed Bridget Phillipson question first answered 09/09/2019 08:12:57 answering member 4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1144609

registered interest
date	04/09/2019
answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept id	36
answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
hansard heading	Electoral Register
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Houghton and Sunderland South, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what the target was for each voter registration campaign for the number of electors they hoped to register in the last five years; how much was allocated for each such campaign; and how much the Electoral Commission planned to spend on each registration campaign.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	286645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The table below sets out, for the last five years and for each voter registration campaign, the targets set for additions to the electoral register, and the budget allocated to be spent on each campaign.</p><p>For 2015 to 2018, targets relate to additions to the register; for 2019, targets relate to the number of applications. Where targets are not available, this is because specific targets were not set owing to specific circumstances (for example, proximity to other polls).</p> answering member constituency Houghton and Sunderland South answering member printed Bridget Phillipson question first answered 09/09/2019 08:15:36 answering member 4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1144610

registered interest
date	04/09/2019
answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept id	36
answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
hansard heading	Absent Voting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Houghton and Sunderland South, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what steps the Electoral Commission is taking to increase the take-up of postal votes.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	286646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Electoral Commission does not take steps to encourage the take up of particular ways people can cast their vote, but rather provides guidance to support voters in taking their own informed decision.</p><p>The only exception to this relates to overseas voters in the lead-up to a poll; where such voters are concerned that their returned postal ballot may not arrive in time, we specifically highlight the option of appointing a proxy.</p> answering member constituency Houghton and Sunderland South answering member printed Bridget Phillipson question first answered 09/09/2019 08:17:47 answering member 4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1144611

registered interest
date	04/09/2019
answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept id	36
answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
hansard heading	Electoral Register: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Houghton and Sunderland South, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, how many electors have registered online since the introduction of online registration; and what steps the Electoral Commission is taking to encourage online registration.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	286647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Electoral Commission does not hold data on how many electors have registered online; these figures will be held by the UK Government, which manages the online registration service.</p><p>The Commission promotes voter registration ahead of specific electoral events through paid-for advertising campaigns. Directing people who are not registered to the government’s online registration page is the central call to action of this campaign activity.</p> answering member constituency Houghton and Sunderland South answering member printed Bridget Phillipson question first answered 09/09/2019 08:25:26 answering member 4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1144612

registered interest
date	04/09/2019
answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept id	36
answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
hansard heading	Electoral Register
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Houghton and Sunderland South, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what recent assessment the Electoral Commission has made of the potential benefits of using the (a) number and (b) proportion of UK citizens who have registered to vote as a measure of Electoral Commission effectiveness.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	286648
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Commission assessed the suitability of measures relating to electoral registration in preparing its Corporate Plan 2018/19 – 2022/23. The resulting document includes additions to the register as a measure of performance. We also have an impact indicator which relates to the levels of accuracy and completeness of the electoral registers in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Houghton and Sunderland South answering member printed Bridget Phillipson question first answered 09/09/2019 08:20:10 answering member 4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane