Deputy Prime Minister Debate

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Department: Department for Education

Deputy Prime Minister

Sam Gyimah Excerpts
Wednesday 21st January 2015

(9 years, 5 months ago)

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Graeme Morrice Portrait Graeme Morrice
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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?

Sam Gyimah Portrait Mr Gyimah
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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:

Sam Gyimah Portrait Mr Gyimah
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The Electoral Commission’s evaluation of the December registers 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.