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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Ruane on 2014-05-06.

To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission, which local authorities have initiated proceedings for failure to complete and return an annual electoral registration return in the latest period for which figures are available.

Mr Gary Streeter

The Electoral Commission informs me that the following Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) reported that they had initiated prosecutions as a result of a failure to respond to the 2012 annual canvass: East Staffordshire; Gravesham; Nottingham; London Borough of Tower Hamlets; Warrington.

The Commission also informs me that it is in the process of analysing the detailed registration data relating to the 2013 canvass, and that once this work has been completed, it will publish the full data set, which will include information on which local authorities initiated proceedings for failure to complete and return an annual canvass form in 2013.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Ruane on 2014-05-06.

To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission, which electoral registration officers identified themselves as below standard at using information services to verify entries in the register of electors and identify potential new electors in the latest period for which figures are available.

Mr Gary Streeter

The Electoral Commission informs me that in 2013 no Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) reported performing below the standard for performance standard 1, which aims to ensure that EROs use appropriate sources of information to verify records on the register of electors and to identify and contact potential new electors throughout the year.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Ruane on 2014-05-06.

To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission, how many and what proportion of electoral registration officers conducted data matching of local government databases for the purposes of the dry run for individual electoral registration; and if he will make a statement.

Mr Gary Streeter

The Electoral Commission informs me that 137 electoral registration officers (EROs) reported results of the local data matching activities they had undertaken following the confirmation dry run in 2013. However, there may have been other EROs that undertook the work but did not report on their findings.

A survey of EROs, issued by the Commission at the time of the dry run, found that 91% of the 316 respondents said that local data matching would be important in their area during the live run of confirmation. The Commission will report on the full results of the live run of confirmation later in 2014 and this will include the results of local data matching, where available.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Ruane on 2014-05-06.

To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission, if the Electoral Commission will make a copy of its recommended registration form for individual electoral registration available to the Political and Constitutional Reform Committee; and if he will place a copy of that form in the Library.

Mr Gary Streeter

The Electoral Commission informs me that a copy of the relevant information will be sent to the Political and Constitutional Reform Committee. Copies will also be placed in the Library. The Commission has provided EROs with English and Welsh language versions of its form designs, in both colour and mono.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Ruane on 2014-05-06.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what funds the Crown Estate received from offshore wind farms in each coastal constituency in each of the last five years.

Nicky Morgan

It is not possible to breakdown the revenue The Crown Estate receives from its offshore activity against constituency boundaries onshore.

The Crown Estate’s Annual reportand accounts is available at http://ar2013.thecrownestate.co.uk/ and includes a section on Energy and Infrastructure.

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Ruane on 2014-05-06.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many single person tax credit claims have been sanctioned or stopped in each constituency in each of the last five years.

Nicky Morgan

HMRC do not hold the requested information and there would be a disproportionate cost attached to obtaining it.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Ruane on 2014-05-06.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 7 June 2010, Official Report, columns 75-6W, on electoral register, what his most recent estimate is of the electoral registration rate for each region of the UK.

Mr Nick Hurd

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Ruane on 2014-05-06.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the electoral registration rate was in each year since 1997 in the 100 parliamentary constituencies which have had the largest decrease in the number of electors on the register from the date of the local boundary review to the present.

Mr Nick Hurd

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Ruane on 2014-05-06.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, with reference to the Answer of 6 September 2010, Official Report, column 302W, on electoral register, what additional research has been conducted into the reasons for the apparent decline in registration levels and the growth of local and regional variations in electoral registration.

Greg Clark

The Electoral Commission is currently conducting research into the completeness and accuracy of Electoral registers which will be published in Summer 2014.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Ruane on 2014-05-06.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, with reference to the Answer of 6 September 2010, Official Report, column 304W, on electoral register, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to provide for penalties against local authorities which fail to provide sufficient funding and resources to enable electoral registration officers to fulfil their statutory responsibilities.

Greg Clark

Section 54 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 sets out that any expenses properly incurred by an ERO in the performance of their functions must be paid by the local authority that appointed them.