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

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities during the Urgent Question on 27 April 2023 on Voter ID, in response to the question from the hon. Member for Aberdeen North, if he will provide details of the research demonstrating that 99% of people from black and ethnic minority communities already have an acceptable form of voter ID.

I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave to Question UIN 180947 on 20 April 2023.

Regarding the review of the introduction of voter identification, I refer to the answer I gave to Question UIN 162192 on 14 March 2023.

It is for Returning Officers and Presiding Officers to ensure that suitable arrangements are in place for checking the identity of disabled and immunocompromised people who are vulnerable to COVID-19. This may include checking identification outside the polling place where appropriate.