§ Stephen HesfordTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what measures to combat electoral fraud will be in place in time for the scheduled Northern Ireland Assembly election on 1 May 2003. [74273]
§ Desmond BrowneIt is the Government's intention that all the provisions of the Electoral Fraud (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 will be in place in time for the scheduled Northern Ireland Assembly election on I May 2003. The annual canvass, currently under way, is being conducted on the basis of the requirements laid down by the Act. The next scheduled Assembly election will also remain our target for the removal of all forms of non-photographic ID from the list of specified documents acceptable as proof of identity at the polling station.