Deputy Prime Minister
Debate between Graeme Morrice and Sam Gyimah(9 years, 3 months ago)
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Graeme Morrice
Can the Minister tell the House how many fewer voters there were on the electoral register for England and Wales in December 2014, compared with the previous year, and whether he is alarmed at the reduction?
Mr Gyimah
The full December register has not been published yet so it is impossible to tell the state of the register as at December. As the hon. Gentleman knows, individual electoral registration is a two-year project. We are mid-way through it and it is proving very successful. Nine out of 10 electors were transferred to the electoral register, and online registration is proving very successful.
[Official Report, 6 January 2015, Vol. 590, c. 142.]
Letter of correction from Mr Gyimah:
An error has been identified in the response I gave to the hon. Member for Livingston (Graeme Morrice) during Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister.
The correct response should have been:
Oral Answers to Questions
Debate between Graeme Morrice and Sam Gyimah(9 years, 4 months ago)
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Graeme Morrice (Livingston) (Lab)
7. What assessment he has made of the completeness of the electoral roll.
The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office (Mr Sam Gyimah)
Research by the Electoral Commission on the completeness and accuracy of the register shows that the decline in registration levels between 2000 and 2010 has stabilised since 2011. The Government take seriously the need to have a complete and accurate register, are making electoral registration more accessible through online registration and have invested £4.2 million, shared between every local authority and five national organisations, to get those in harder-to-reach groups on the register.
Graeme Morrice
Can the Minister tell the House how many fewer voters there were on the electoral register for England and Wales in December 2014, compared with the previous year, and whether he is alarmed at the reduction?
Mr Gyimah
The full December register has not been published yet so it is impossible to tell the state of the register as at December. As the hon. Gentleman knows, individual electoral registration is a two-year project. We are mid-way through it and it is proving very successful. Nine out of 10 electors were transferred to the electoral register, and online registration is proving very successful. [Official Report, 21 January 2015, Vol. 591, c. 1-2MC.]