Proof of Identity
Commons · Question 1199 · Tabled 14 May 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 19 May 2026
Question
Asked by Mary Glindon
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to improve access to photographic identification.
Answer
Answered by Samantha Dixon, 19 May 2026
Research by Verian, commissioned by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, found that 2-4% of the 18+ UK population do not own an accepted form of identification that would enable them to vote in person at a polling station. The Govern...