Elections: Proof of Identity

(asked on 20th October 2026) - View Source

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 19 June 2026 to Question 6030, on Elections: Proof of Identity, how many individuals shared the same (a) surname and (b) initial of their first name at the same household address in the 2021 Census in England.


Answered by
Dan Tomlinson Portrait
Dan Tomlinson
Exchequer Secretary (Cabinet Office) (Jointly with HM Treasury)
This question was answered on 26th October 2026

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.

A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 20 October is attached.

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