Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what is the minimum period of time between the date Local Authority issued voter ID becomes available and the date of an election where voter ID will be required.

The Elections Act does not set out a minimum required period of time that Voter Cards must be available ahead of an election in which they are to be used. However, the Government will ensure that Voter Cards are made available sufficiently far in advance that electors can apply for them in a timely way - everyone who is eligible to vote will continue to have the opportunity to do so.