Written Question·Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities·UIN 182657
Elections: Proof of Identity
Tabled: 25 April 2023
Answered: 3 May 2023
Question
Tulip Siddiq
Labour — Hampstead and Highgate
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that young people are not discouraged from voting after the introduction of Voter ID.
Answer
Further to the answer given to Question UIN 171446 on 31 March 2023, Cabinet Office research shows that 98% of electors already own a form of photographic identification that is accepted and this increases to 99% for those ages 18-29.