Written questions

Absent Voting

Commons · Question 128543 · Tabled 20 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 23 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Freddie van Mierlo

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish his Department's review on deadlines and practices relating to the dispatching of postal ballots.

Answer

Answered by Samantha Dixon, 23 Apr 2026

The Government is committed to strengthening the resilience of our electoral processes, including the postal voting system. In the 2025 policy paper, Restoring trust in our democracy: Our strategy for modern and secure elections the Government set out a p...