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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1285610/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to PQ <a href=\"https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-02-02/147911\" target=\"_blank\">147911<\/a> on 9 February 2021.<\/p><p>The Government is working on finalising the funding allocations for the May 2021 elections, and Returning Officers and local authorities will be updated on their funding allocations for the Police and Crime Commissioner and local elections respectively by the end of March.<\/p><p>There will be an estimated £92 million of government funding that will be provided to local authorities for the elections; of this, £31 million is an uplift to directly address costs associated with making the elections covid-secure.<\/p><p>For the Police and Crime Commissioner elections, Returning Officers will be reimbursed for expenses necessarily incurred for the smooth running of those polls via the usual process. Further detail of the potential fees and charges that Returning Officers can claim for in relation to any additional measures required to ensure covid-secure Police and Crime Commissioner elections in May is set out in guidance provided by the Cabinet Office to Returning Officers.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the (a) level of public awareness of postal voting and (b) the accessibility of the postal voting application process; and what steps he is taking to widen access to postal voting ahead of the May 2021 elections.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1055923/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Electors who are registered to vote but will be travelling abroad during the time of an election are able to apply for a proxy vote for that particular poll or polls. The application must be made in writing, it must include specific information about the elector and their proxy, and the reason for applying for a proxy.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the process by which people travelling overseas are able to register to vote by proxy.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1047782/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p><del class=\"ministerial\">The cost to taxpayers of delivering the 2016 EU Referendum was £129.1 million. A breakdown of that cost is provided in the report published by the Electoral Commission.<\/del><\/p><p> <\/p><p><del class=\"ministerial\">The then Government undertook publicity on EU membership ahead of the referendum. This cost an additional £9.3 million.<\/del><\/p><p> <\/p><p><del class=\"ministerial\">The total cost to taxpayers was thus £138.4 million<\/del><\/p><p> <\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">Electors who are registered to vote but will be travelling abroad during the time of an election are able to apply for a proxy vote for that particular poll or polls. The application must be made in writing, it must include specific information about the elector and their proxy, and the reason for applying for a proxy.<\/ins><\/p>"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1007845/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The British public deserves to have confidence in our democracy and the Government is committed to ensuring that our electoral system is fit for the future.<\/p><p>Next year, Peterborough and Pendle will be piloting measures to improve the integrity of the postal and proxy vote process. This builds on similar pilots in 2018.<\/p><p>In addition, the Government is looking to introduce measures which will prohibit party campaigners from handling postal votes, and apply a limit to the number of postal ballots that any one individual can hand in at a polling station. The provisions will be backed up by a new offence, and will make a significant contribution to enhancing the security of postal voting. There is currently a Government supported Private Members\u2019 Bill in the House of Commons looking to introduce this policy.<\/p><p>The Government is considering the way forward on the other recommendations made by Sir Eric Pickles, a number of which relate to absent voting, and will continue to consider how to improve the integrity of electoral processes more generally.<\/p><p>The Government is committed to strengthening our electoral processes and enhancing public confidence in the rigour of those democratic processes.<\/p>"}
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