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Electoral Register

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of automatic voter registration.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
1 May 2025
Target answer date
6 May 2025
Answer
7 May 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 1 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of automatic voter registration.

  2. 6 May 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 7 May 2025

    Answer published

    The Government is committed to improving electoral registration. We are exploring a wide range of options to deliver on this manifesto commitment, including making greater use of public data and online Government services. Any changes will be based on rob...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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