Question follow-through · 119522
Secret Ballot
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his policy to amend electoral law to introduce statutory guidance for Returning Officers to protect the secrecy of the ballot in polling stations, including st
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 10 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 12 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 18 Mar 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his policy to amend electoral law to introduce statutory guidance for Returning Officers to protect the secrecy of the ballot in polling stations, including st
12 Mar 2026
Target answer date
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18 Mar 2026
Answer published
The Electoral Commission is responsible for providing Returning Officers with guidance on the administration of elections; they provide extensive advice, including how polling staff should respond if they suspect offences are being committed, such as fami...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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Council Tax: Windsor and Maidenhead
11 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to revise its council tax requirement estimates for Windsor and Maidenhead in the context of the revised council tax referendum threshold for 2026-27
Council Tax: Disposable Income
11 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of above-inflation council tax increases in each year of the multi-year finance settlement on family disposable incomes.
Second Homes: Council Tax
11 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has issued guidance on whether the second homes premium should be levied on empty dwellings that are undergoing repairs or major refurbishment.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Flexible Working
11 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of his Department's staff are on full-time pay with compressed hours.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Flexible Working
11 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the required hours of working are for staff in his Department on full-pay who work a compressed four-day week.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Ministers' Private Offices
11 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 25 February 2026 to Question 78241 on MHCLG: Ministers’ Private Offices, whether there are any (a) direct ministerial appointments or (b) external paid
Council Tax
11 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 26 February 2026 to Question 111135 on Council Tax, what is the estimated average Band D council tax in England if based on his Department's council tax
Polling Stations: Mosques
11 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has had discussions with local authorities on representations by the Muslim Council of Britain to place polling stations in mosques.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public Appointments
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Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission
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Absent Voting: Fraud
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Electoral Register: Commonwealth
11 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what is the most recent estimate of the number of qualified Commonwealth citizens on the UK Parliamentary electoral roll in (a) England and (b) the United Kingdom.