Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Christopher Chope Excerpts
Tuesday 8th January 2013

(11 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Chloe Smith Portrait Miss Smith
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It is the Government’s intention to proceed with the individual electoral registration programme, which will increase and improve the accuracy of the registers we work with. It is really important that we all continue with the support that there is across the House for those proposals.

Christopher Chope Portrait Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con)
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Can my hon. Friend guarantee that the next general election will be fought according to the new parliamentary boundaries recommended by the Electoral Commission, and that it will be fought with individual voter registration?

Chloe Smith Portrait Miss Smith
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I think that the answer to my hon. Friend is best given within the point that there will be a vote on those proposals, as I think he knows. On individual electoral registration, I can confirm that the programme is proceeding as planned, and I am happy to give him further details on that.