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	date	10/02/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Local Government: Elections
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to offer (1) assistance, or (2) exemption from the restrictions in place to address the COVID-19 pandemic, to deaf candidates in the May 2021 elections who are not able to contact electors by phone.
	tabling member printed	Lord Tyler
	uin	HL13290
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>Campaigning is an essential part of democracy. Voters deserve to be well informed before going to the polls and there must be a level playing field for candidates.</p><p> </p><p>Many forms of campaigning can be carried out without increased face-to-face contact, including online campaigning, and delivery of leaflets by post or other commercial delivery services. The Government has already uprated election expenses for council candidates, which will provide greater opportunity for such candidates to campaign in this way.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 22/02/2021 12:21:26 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	225 label Biography information for Lord Tyler

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	registered interest
	date	30/06/2020
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Local Government: Elections
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to change the rights of EU citizens resident in the UK to stand and vote in local elections before the local government elections in England and Wales in 2021.
	tabling member printed	Lord Tyler
	uin	HL6336
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2020 answer text <p>The May local elections were postponed until 2021 due to Covid-19.</p><p>In that context, the UK Government can confirm that resident EU citizens will remain able to vote and stand in the rescheduled May 2021 local elections in England (including London Assembly elections) and the May 2021 Police and Crime Commissioner elections in England and Wales. Those elected to office will be able to serve their full term and this will also apply to those elected before 2021.</p><p>The franchise for local elections are devolved in Scotland and Wales.</p><p>The UK Government has been clear that the issue of local voting rights of EU citizens living in the UK needs to be considered alongside the rights and interests of British expats living abroad. The Government has signed bilateral voting rights agreements with Spain, Portugal and Luxembourg in 2019, and with Poland in May 2020. We continue to work on further bilateral voting rights agreements with other EU member states.</p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 10/07/2020 12:00:56 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	225 label Biography information for Lord Tyler