Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure people can only vote once in an election.

Voting in more than one location at a General Election or at other national polls such as a referendum is a crime which carries an unlimited financial penalty.

We take this matter very seriously. I have raised this issue as a priority with the Electoral Commission and look forward to their report on the 2017 General Election.

It is possible to determine whether an individual has voted twice at a General Election by checking the marked register of those who have voted. If anyone has evidence of someone voting twice, then they should report this to their local returning officer and to the police.