Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Nicholas Dakin and Cathy Jamieson

Tuesday 19th November 2013 Commons Chamber

[Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe) (Lab)]

4. What steps he has taken to prevent a reduction in those registered to vote as a result of the introduction of individual electoral registration.

[Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun) (Lab/Co-op)]

6. What steps he has taken to prevent a reduction in those registered to vote as a result of the introduction of individual electoral registration.

[The Minister of State, Cabinet Office (Greg Clark)]

The Government are safeguarding the completeness of the electoral register by using data-matching to confirm the majority of existing electors to ensure that they are all automatically enrolled during the transition to individual electoral registration. We are also phasing in the transition over two years to allow those not individually registered to vote in the 2015 election. We are making registration simpler and more convenient by enabling online registration for the first time. In addition, resources have been provided to maximise voter registration ahead of individual electoral registration.