Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to increase the number of eligible citizens registered to vote.

The Minister for the Constitution is currently undertaking a series of visits to all of the UK’s nations and regions to hear, first hand, the challenges facing local communities to ensure we have a democracy that works for everyone. The insight gained from these visits will help inform the Government’s democratic engagement activities with under-registered and vulnerable groups, as well as overseas electors. We are also piloting improvements to the annual canvass process that are designed to make the system more efficient and effective. These pilots will also have the effect of allowing Electoral Registration Officers to focus resources on under-registered groups.

Our comprehensive activity builds on steps we have already taken to make applying to register to vote quicker and easier.