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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-06-30more like thismore than 2014-06-30
answering body
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission more like this
answering dept id 36 more like this
answering dept short name Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission more like this
answering dept sort name Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission more like this
hansard heading Polling Stations: Schools more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, if the Electoral Commission will take steps to ensure that schools are only used as polling stations as a last resort, in order to minimise disruption to pupils' education. more like this
tabling member constituency Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport more like this
tabling member printed
Oliver Colvile more like this
uin 203008 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-07-09more like thismore than 2014-07-09
answer text <p> </p><p>The Electoral Commission informs me that the Returning Officer (RO) at an election is responsible for deciding which polling stations will be used for the poll. The Electoral Commission issues guidance to ROs to support them in reaching decisions on the selection of venues for polling stations. Electoral legislation provides that ROs can require a room in publicly-funded schools for use as a polling station and can use these rooms free of charge.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency South West Devon more like this
answering member printed Mr Gary Streeter more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-07-09T13:11:07.3984596Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-09T13:11:07.3984596Z
answering member
234
label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter more like this
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answering member constituency South West Devon more like this
answering member printed Mr Gary Streeter more like this
answering member
234
label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter more like this
tabling member
4022
label Biography information for Oliver Colvile more like this