PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Elections: Proof of Identity (29 May 2015)

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 21 May 2012, Official Report, column 483W, on voter identification, whether the Government plans to bring forward legislative proposals during the course of the current Parliament to require voters to produce photographic identification at polling stations.

Asked by:
Emily Thornberry (Labour)

The Government considers tackling electoral fraud as a high priority and believes that more needs to be done to safeguard the integrity of elections.

The Electoral Commission has been developing proposals for a scheme to require voters in polling stations to provide identification before they can be issued with ballot papers. The Government will consider these proposals in due course.

Answered by:
John Penrose (Conservative)
4 June 2015