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date	16/02/2024
answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept id	36
answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
hansard heading	Electoral Commission
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Lancaster and Fleetwood, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, whether the Committee has had recent discussions with the Electoral Commission on the independence of the Commission.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	14117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2024 answer text <p>The Committee has had recent discussions with the Commission on this issue. The Commission regularly discusses its independence and accountability arrangements, which underpin public confidence in its work and decisions, during its regular meetings with the Committee.</p><p>The Commission and the Committee have both noted concerns about the introduction of a Strategy and Policy Statement, including its inconsistency with the role that an independent electoral commission plays in a democratic system.</p><p>However, now that a statement has been passed by the UK parliament, the Commission will meet its legal duty to have regard to it. It will continue to act independently and impartially to help maintain public confidence in elections and political finance regulation.</p> answering member constituency Lancaster and Fleetwood answering member printed Cat Smith question first answered 21/02/2024 09:53:45 answering member 4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

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date	19/04/2023
answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept id	36
answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
hansard heading	Voting Rights: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Lancaster and Fleetwood, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, whether the Committee has had recent discussions with the Electoral Commission on when secondary legislation on overseas voting would need to be introduced to Parliament to ensure that all overseas voters can properly register and vote.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	181778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>The Speaker's Committee has not had discussions with the Electoral Commission on the matter referred to.</p><p>The Commission has consistently highlighted to the UK Government that any changes to legislation should be in place six months before being implemented or complied with, so that Electoral Registration Officers, Returning Officers and voters have enough time to prepare.</p><p>The Commission is working to develop guidance for electoral administrators to help them understand and deliver the forthcoming changes to the overseas voter franchise. It will also expand its public awareness work targeting the overseas voter audience in the lead-up to UK parliamentary elections.</p> answering member constituency Lancaster and Fleetwood answering member printed Cat Smith question first answered 24/04/2023 08:33:14 answering member 4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain