§ Mr. GibbTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on his proposals for the electoral register.[98621]
§ Mr. Mike O'BrienThe Representation of the People Bill, which was published last Friday, includes a number of provisions relating to the electoral register.
The Bill will introduce a system of "rolling" electoral registration which will enable people to change their electoral registration details in-year rather than making registration dependent on a single annual qualifying date.
The Bill's provisions will also make it easier for remand prisoners, mental patients, the homeless and service voters to register.
The Bill also provides a power to make regulations limiting access to the full electoral register.