Electoral Register: Students

Cabinet Office written question – answered at on 10 September 2015.

Alert me about debates like this

Photo of Rushanara Ali Rushanara Ali Labour, Bethnal Green and Bow

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what support his Department is providing (a) universities and (b) schools and colleges to ensure students are signed on to the electoral register following the introduction of Individual Voter Registration.

Photo of John Penrose John Penrose The Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury, The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office

Online registration has made registering to vote quicker and more convenient for the majority of electors, including young people. Ahead of the elections on 7 May, £530,000 was allocated to organisations that work to encourage student electoral registration, including £380,000 to the National Union of Students. Universities and local authorities continue to work closely together through the Student Forum, established by the Cabinet Office. A number of learning resources promoting electoral registration in schools have also been developed in partnership with youth organisations. In addition, there are interesting pilots of the new system to improve student voter registration at Sheffield University and elsewhere, which we are studying carefully.

Does this answer the above question?

Yes1 person thinks so

No0 people think not

Would you like to ask a question like this yourself? Use our Freedom of Information site.