| Heading: |
Elections: Proof of Identity |
| Question ID: |
1757315 |
| UIN: |
25419 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-01-21 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5112 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Luke Akehurst
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| Asking Member handle: |
lukeakehurst
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@lukeakehurst
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to remove the requirement to present voter ID at polling stations. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-01-29 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4138 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Rushanara Ali
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| Answering Member handle: |
rushanaraali
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@rushanaraali
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| Correcting Member ID: |
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| Correcting Member display name: |
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| Correcting Member handle: |
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| Correcting Member Twitter reference: |
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| Answer text: |
As our manifesto made clear, the government will address the inconsistencies in the voter identification policy so that all legitimate electors have the opportunity to vote. We are continuing to assess and review the policy and if any further changes are ... |
| Original answer text: |
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| Comparable answer text: |
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| Answering body ID: |
7 |
| Answering body name: |
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government |
| Tweeted: |
true |