Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 1323

Elections: Proof of Identity

Tabled: 23 July 2024
Answered: 31 July 2024

Question

Mrs Kemi Badenoch

ConservativeNorth West Essex

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to introduce secondary legislation to recognise the Veterans Card as a form of identification in polling stations across (a) Great Britain and (b)

Answer

Alex Norris
As our manifesto made clear, the Government will address the inconsistencies in voter identification that prevent legitimate electors from voting, specifically including veterans of HM Armed Forces. We are considering what changes we wish to make in order...

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