Question follow-through · 107745
Electoral Register
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what his planned timetable is for the rollout of Automatic Voter Registration as part of the Democratic Modernisation Strategy.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 22 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 26 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 29 Jan 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
22 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what his planned timetable is for the rollout of Automatic Voter Registration as part of the Democratic Modernisation Strategy.
26 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
29 Jan 2026
Answer published
The government is exploring more automated approaches to electoral registration over the coming years. Any changes must be tested to ensure they have a positive outcome in an already complex system, which will take time to assess. Some of this work may al...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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