Electoral Fraud

Lord Glentoran Excerpts

Thursday 6th February 2014 Lords Chamber

[Lord Glentoran (Con)]

Is the noble Lord aware that personal identification is now in operation in Northern Ireland, has been for some time, and is, I believe, a success?

[Lord Wallace of Saltaire]

My Lords, I am well aware of that. Indeed, the Electoral Commission looked at the Northern Ireland scheme in particular and has estimated that if we were to extend it to Great Britain, with likely take-up, based on the Northern Ireland model, of 10%—mostly young voters—it would cost some £28 million.