Voting Behaviour
Commons · Question 23404 · Tabled 13 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Question
Asked by Sarah Olney
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to increase participation in elections.
Answer
Answered by Rushanara Ali, 22 Jan 2025
The Government is committed to increasing participation in elections by improving voter registration and addressing inconsistencies in voter ID rules that have prevented legitimate voters from voting.We are also reducing the voting age to give 16- and 17-...