Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Chris Ruane Excerpts
Wednesday 11th October 2017

(6 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Chris Skidmore Portrait Chris Skidmore
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The Government are committed to ensuring individual voter registration. A complete register means nothing unless it is underpinned by accuracy, and we have the most accurate register. On electoral fraud, I make the point, as I have done repeatedly before, that it is the perception of fraud that is so corrosive to our democracy. The Electoral Commission’s report published today shows that 38% of people recognise that electoral fraud is an issue at general elections.

Chris Ruane Portrait Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd) (Lab)
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The integrity of the electoral register suffers while millions of British citizens are unregistered. What specific measures is the Minister taking to register the millions of young people who remain off the register, and what specific funds has he allocated to that worthy cause?