Question follow-through · 128475
Absent Voting: Members
To ask the Leader of the House, what steps he will take to allow Members to vote by proxy if a family member is dying or has died.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Leader of the House
- Tabled
- 20 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 22 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 27 Apr 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
20 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Leader of the House, what steps he will take to allow Members to vote by proxy if a family member is dying or has died.
22 Apr 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
27 Apr 2026
Answer published
The Government is always seeking to ensure that the balance is right and that we retain a robust voting system. Any changes to the voting system must be given careful consideration and should only ever be taken forwards when there is a clear consensus for...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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