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<p><del class="ministerial">It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member
in the time available before Dissolution.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The
Government recognises that disabled people are likely to face greater costs when seeking
elected office due to their disability. That is why we launched the EnAble Fund for
Elected Office to help cover disability related expenses. As an interim fund it gave
political parties the time to put in place measures to support disabled candidates.</ins></p><p><ins
class="ministerial"> The Fund is time limited and was put in place for elections that
had been planned. Therefore, funding has not been scheduled for this election. Retrospective
support, as with this year’s European Parliamentary Elections, could be considered
for candidates but this would be for the next Government to decide.</ins></p>
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