Question

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what steps the Government plans to take to get more young people registered to vote.

The Government is committed to maximising electoral registration to help support the highest possible turnout in elections. This includes young people, who we know care deeply about many issues but don’t always express their views at the ballot box.

The introduction of online registration – which is now live in England, Wales and Scotland – brings voter registration into the 21st century and makes it easier, simpler and faster for people to register to vote.