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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 11 Mar 2022
Electoral System (Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 Committee Report)

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 24 Feb 2022
Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 25 Jan 2022
Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill

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Written Question
Elections: Proof of Identity
Tuesday 25th May 2021

Asked by: Lord Kennedy of Southwark (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of which local authorities have the lowest proportion of individuals with acceptable identification as required by their proposals for mandatory voter ID.

Answered by Lord True - Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal

As legislation is brought forward to enable the national roll out of voter identification, appropriate impact assessments, which include information on costs, will be provided for Parliament in the normal way.


Further information on photographic identification ownership for voting can be found here.


Written Question
Elections: Proof of Identity
Tuesday 25th May 2021

Asked by: Lord Kennedy of Southwark (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of how many individuals do not possess acceptable identification as required by their proposals for mandatory voter ID.

Answered by Lord True - Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal

As legislation is brought forward to enable the national roll out of voter identification, appropriate impact assessments, which include information on costs, will be provided for Parliament in the normal way.


Further information on photographic identification ownership for voting can be found here.


Written Question
Elections: Proof of Identity
Tuesday 25th May 2021

Asked by: Lord Kennedy of Southwark (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to increase funding to local authorities as part of their proposals for mandatory voter ID.

Answered by Lord True - Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal

As legislation is brought forward to enable the national roll out of voter identification, appropriate impact assessments, which include information on costs, will be provided for Parliament in the normal way.


Further information on photographic identification ownership for voting can be found here.


Written Question
Elections: Proof of Identity
Tuesday 25th May 2021

Asked by: Lord Kennedy of Southwark (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to estimate the cost to local authorities of their proposals for mandatory voter ID.

Answered by Lord True - Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal

As legislation is brought forward to enable the national roll out of voter identification, appropriate impact assessments, which include information on costs, will be provided for Parliament in the normal way.


Further information on photographic identification ownership for voting can be found here.


Speech in Grand Committee - Thu 18 Mar 2021
Representation of the People (Proxy Vote Applications) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 04 Mar 2021
Police and Crime Commissioner Elections (Welsh Forms) Order 2021

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 25 Feb 2021
Covid-19: May Elections

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