Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to introduce secondary legislation to recognise the Veterans Card as a form of identification in polling stations across (a) Great Britain and (b) Northern Ireland.

As our manifesto made clear, the Government will address the inconsistencies in voter identification that prevent legitimate electors from voting, specifically including veterans of HM Armed Forces. We are considering what changes we wish to make in order to achieve this and will bring forward proposals in due course.

Electoral policy for Northern Ireland is a matter for the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and a separate regime for voter identification exists there. Any legislation to allow the Veteran’s Card use in Northern Ireland would be provided for in separate legislation.