Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 21 April 2026, to Question 124766, on Electoral Register, and of 20 April 2026, to Question 124792, whether political parties will be consulted on the automatic registration pilots’ design; and what engagement has taken place to date with political parties.

The Government has included powers in the Representation of the People Bill to enable the testing and introduction of new methods of registration. On the introduction of the Bill in February 2026, the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government wrote to shadow spokespeople across the House, with an invitation to meet, which followed a subsequent similar invitation in 2025.

As previously made clear, further details of any pilots will be set out in secondary legislation, which will be subject to the affirmative procedure. During the development of this work, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government will continue to offer engagement with political parties.