Question follow-through · 42246

Urban Areas: Campaigns

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department has issued to local authorities on how campaigners can (a) hold street stalls and (b) give out leaflets in local high streets.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
28 Mar 2025
Target answer date
1 Apr 2025
Answer
7 Apr 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 28 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department has issued to local authorities on how campaigners can (a) hold street stalls and (b) give out leaflets in local high streets.

  2. 1 Apr 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 7 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    The government has not issued any guidance to local authorities on issues relating to campaigning. The Electoral Commission is responsible for providing guidance directly to candidates and campaigners.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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