To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bridges of Headley on 3 August (HL1680), whether their discussions with local government and the devolved administrations about bringing forward the full implementation of individual electoral registration (IER) in advance of elections in May 2016 included asking their views in advance of the laying before Parliament of an order to bring forward the implementation of IER by 12 months.
Answered on
21 September 2015
It would not be appropriate to inform these legislatures or bodies about the Government’s approach before advising the UK Parliament. Ministers informed their counterparts in the Scottish Government and Welsh Assembly Government upon taking the decision.