Question follow-through · 3249
By-elections: Makerfield
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the parliamentary by-election in Makerfield; what proportion of that cost will be met by (a) central Government, (b)
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 20 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 1 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 4 Jun 2026 · 15 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
20 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the parliamentary by-election in Makerfield; what proportion of that cost will be met by (a) central Government, (b)
1 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
4 Jun 2026
Answer published
The costs necessary for the efficient and effective running of UK parliamentary elections are met from the Consolidated Fund. The estimated cost of the parliamentary by-election in Makerfield is set out in the relevant schedule of The Parliamentary Electi...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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