Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 10161
Electorate
Tabled: 21 October 2024
Answered: 29 October 2024
Question
Apsana Begum
Labour — Poplar and Limehouse
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of removing the requirement to register to vote on the level of participation in general elections.
Answer
Rushanara AliThe Government has no plans to remove the requirement to register to vote and has therefore made no such assessment. The electoral register is the foundation of our democratic processes, showing who is eligible to vote in which elections. The Government i...
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