Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Simon Burns (Conservative). It was answered by Lord Wills (Labour) on Tuesday, 17 March 2009 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

Electoral Registration

Question: What steps the Government are taking to reduce the incidence of electoral fraud.

Answer: The Government have committed to ensuring that the electoral register is both comprehensive and accurate and that we do everything possible to tackle electoral fraud. We have introduced new and strengthened penalties for electoral fraud for that reason and new requirements for personal identification for voting. Also for that reason, the Electoral Administration Act 2006 imposed a new duty on electoral registration officers to take all necessary steps to ensure that there is a comprehensive register. That has helped to increase voter registration for parliamentary elections by nearly 800,000 over the past three years. We recognise, however, that there is more that can be done in all those areas, and we will do it.

Secondary information

Type: Oral question
Reference: 489 c757; 263746
Session: 2008-09
Oral question type: Lead
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Related items: Electoral Registration
Tuesday, 17 March 2009
Proceeding contributions
House of Commons
Subjects: Fraud Elections
Link: View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk