Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Wallace of Saltaire on 17 November (HL2522), what action, on top of the Electoral Commission’s encouragement of Electoral Registration Officers to work with schools to target attainers as part of their public engagement work, they are (1) aware of, (2) willing to take, and (3) going to take, in respect of the registration levels of (a) 16–17 year olds, and (b) 18–24 year olds.

Since the Government introduced online registration in Great Britain, young people (16-24) have been one of the biggest users of the new system. To date, 675,333 16-24 year olds have registered online.

The Government has also funded the British Youth Council to deliver the UK Youth Parliament and associated activities to encourage young people to register. This includes the Mark Your Mark campaign – the national ballot of young people’s views.

In addition it has made available the Rock Enrol! resource which is free to download on GOV.UK, Guardian Teach and on the Times Educational Supplement website:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rock-enrol-engaging-young-people-in-democracy