Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Phil Woolas (Labour). It was answered on Tuesday, 27 July 2010 on behalf of the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission.
Voter Registration
- Question
- One of the main reasons why people, especially young men, stay off the electoral register is the fact that their partners can often receive the single person's council tax discount. Does the hon. Gentleman think it would be a good idea to look at that relationship to establish whether the benefits and, indeed, the tax system could be used to encourage electoral registration?
- Answer
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I am not sure that that is a matter for the Electoral Commission, but the hon. Gentleman will have heard the Deputy Prime Minister say earlier today that the Government were considering using existing databases to inform electoral registration better, and I think that that is probably one of the answers.
Secondary information
- Type
- Oral question
- Reference
- 514 c862
- Session
- 2010-12
- Oral question type
- Supplementary
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Commons chamber
- Subjects
- Electoral register
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