Question

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2015 to Question 222323, what plans he has to increase the amount of funding available to councils with large student populations to support the transition to Individual Electoral Registration.

Over £10.5 million of funding has been shared across every Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) in Great Britain between financial years 2013/14 and 2014/15 to support the costs of activities to increase the completeness and accuracy of the electoral register. Allocations were based on levels of under registration and are therefore weighted to areas with higher concentrations of unregistered electors, including students. Throughout the transition to Individual Electoral Registration, EROs have been able to bid for additional funding where they can justify the need for further support.