Question

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness in increasing the number of people registered to vote of the full canvass that took place in Northern Ireland between 2012 and 2013; and what guidance he provides to local authorities who do not conduct door-to-door canvassing for the purposes of electoral registration.

In April, the Electoral Commission published a research report on the results of the Northern Ireland electoral registration canvass held in 2013. A copy of the report can be found here:

http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/166999/Report-on-the-Northern-Ireland-electoral-registration-canvass-2013.pdf

The Electoral Commission provides guidance and resources to help electoral registration officers in the running of electoral registration. This includes guidance on door-to-door canvassing.