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unstar this property registered interest false remove filter
star this property date less than 2019-07-10more like thismore than 2019-07-10
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Cabinet Office more like this
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unstar this property answering dept short name Cabinet Office more like this
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unstar this property hansard heading Absent Voting: Fraud remove filter
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to tackle postal vote fraud. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Brigg and Goole more like this
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Andrew Percy more like this
star this property uin 275735 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2019-07-16more like thisremove minimum value filter
star this property answer text <p>Electoral fraud is unacceptable on any level. There are already measures in place designed to enhance the security of postal voting.</p><p>In response to (the then) Sir Eric Pickles report on electoral fraud, the Government accepted recommendations to strengthen the postal vote system and, in line with our manifesto commitment, we are working to reform postal voting to ensure our elections are secure.</p><p>The Government will look for opportunities to introduce measures that will restrict the handling of postal votes by people who may seek to abuse or subvert them. We will also look to introduce controls on the return of postal votes via polling stations, which has been a cause for concern in past elections.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Torbay more like this
star this property answering member printed Kevin Foster more like this
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less than 2019-07-16T14:08:12.433Zmore like thismore than 2019-07-16T14:08:12.433Z
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star this property label Biography information for Kevin Foster more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Andrew Percy more like this