Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 23404

Voting Behaviour

Tabled: 13 January 2025
Answered: 22 January 2025

Question

Sarah Olney

Liberal DemocratRichmond Park

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to increase participation in elections.

Answer

Rushanara Ali
The Government is committed to increasing participation in elections by improving voter registration and addressing inconsistencies in voter ID rules that have prevented legitimate voters from voting.We are also reducing the voting age to give 16- and 17-...

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