Question follow-through · 115629
Absent Voting: British Nationals Abroad
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance is issued to Returning Officers on the latest date by which postal ballot packs for overseas electors must be dispatched; and what monitoring is undertaken to ensur
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 24 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 2 Mar 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
24 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance is issued to Returning Officers on the latest date by which postal ballot packs for overseas electors must be dispatched; and what monitoring is undertaken to ensur
2 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
2 Mar 2026
Answer published
The Electoral Commission provides guidance to Returning Officers including on the issuing of postal votes to overseas addresses. The Electoral Commission is also responsible for setting standards and monitoring the performance of Returning Officers.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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