Question

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2015 to Question 222325, under what headings the £4.2 million to increase student registrations following the transition to Individual Voter Registration will be spent.

The £4.2m funding was paid via grants under Section 31 of the Local Government Act (2003). These are non-ring-fenced to allow Electoral Registration Officers to make their own decisions about how best to allocate funding to increase voter registration.