Written question asked by Adam Afriyie (Conservative) on Tuesday, 15 November 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 17 November 2005. It was answered by Baroness Harman (Labour) on Monday, 28 November 2005 on behalf of the Department for Constitutional Affairs.

Voter Registration

Question: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs if she will introduce individual voter registration.

Answer: The Electoral Administration Bill, currently before Parliament, includes provision for the collection of personal identifiers such as individual signatures and dates of birth at the point at which a person registers to vote.In order that the effect of this policy may be tested in order to obtain evidence as to whether it should be implemented or not, the Bill provides for personal identifiers to be first piloted at a local level, with the results to be evaluated by the Electoral Commission.

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