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Written question asked by Rachael Maskell (Labour) on Thursday, 27 April 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 2 May 2023. It was answered by Dehenna Davison (Conservative) on Tuesday, 9 May 2023 on behalf of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.


Elections: Proof of Identity

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to his Department's news story entitled Voter Identification - FAQs, published on 26 May 2021, what the (a) sample size and (b) geographic area was that was used to determine that 98 per cent of electors owned a photographic document that was on the list of acceptable types of identification under the Voter Identification policy.

Answer

Further to the answer given to Question UIN 165271 on 20 March 2023, the Cabinet Office published this survey on levels of ownership of photographic identification. Further details are available in Annex A of that report.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
183129
Session
2022-23
Related items
Voter Authority Certificates
Monday, 20 March 2023
Written questions
House of Commons
Grouped for answer
Yes
Transferred
Yes
Subjects
Elections Photographs Proof of identity
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk