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

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an estimate of the number of people living in (a) Luton Borough Council, (b) Central Bedfordshire Council, (c) Bedfordshire and (d) England who may not have a valid photo ID suitable to enable them to vote in the May 2023 elections as of 1 October 2022.

The Cabinet Office has published an extensive survey on levels of ownership of photographic identification, which includes geographical breakdowns. The results have been published here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/voter-identification-photographic-id-ownership-in-great-britain).