Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure electoral registration is joined-up with other public services.

The current system of electoral registration benefits greatly from complex data-matching using Government-held data that verifies the identity of applicants to register. We keep opportunities to exploit data sources to improve registration processes under review.

User feedback from the register to vote website shows the system is widely used and highly valued. As part of voter registration drives ahead of major elections we provide additional links to the register to vote website on other online Government services. At the same time, all Government Departments use their communications channels to promote electoral registration.