Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 5627
Electoral Register
Tabled: 12 September 2024
Answered: 9 October 2024
Named DayQuestion
Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Conservative — North West Essex
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of an automatic electoral registration on the number of Parliamentary seats in each constituent nation of the United Kingdom.
Answer
Alex NorrisThe Government is actively exploring ways to improve voter registration, as per its manifesto commitment. The fact that an estimated eight million eligible electors are missing from the register, or incorrectly registered, is totally unacceptable. The Gov...
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