Question follow-through · 92034

Electoral Register: Absent Voting

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 22 October 2025 to Question 84201 on Absent Voting, if he will make it his policy to amend legislation to ensure that political parties and elected repr

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
18 Nov 2025
Target answer date
20 Nov 2025
Answer
26 Nov 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 18 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 22 October 2025 to Question 84201 on Absent Voting, if he will make it his policy to amend legislation to ensure that political parties and elected repr

  2. 20 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 26 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    As stated in the Answer of 29 October 2025 to UIN 84201 on Absent Voting, political parties and elected representatives are entitled to request access to the electoral register, including absent voter lists. The Government has no plans to make changes to ...

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