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legislature › pref label	House of Commons
ddp modified	2023-11-29T12:21:21.563Z
hansard heading	Local Government: Elections

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answering body

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answering dept short name

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legislature


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question text

tabling member constituency

tabling member printed

uin

answer

is ministerial correction

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answer text

answering member constituency

answering member printed

question first answered

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tabling member


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1672274

registered interest

date

22/11/2023

answering body

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

answering dept id

211

answering dept short name

Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

answering dept sort name

Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

hansard heading

Local Government: Elections

house id

legislature

25259

pref label	House of Commons

question text

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to enable local authorities to hold elections using the single transferable voting system.

tabling member constituency

Solihull

tabling member printed

Julian Knight

uin

3255

answer

is ministerial correction

date of answer

29/11/2023

answer text

<p>Government has not made any such assessment. The Government was elected on a manifesto which included a commitment to continue to support the First Past the Post voting system.</p><p>The Government believes that the First Past the Post system is a robust and secure way of electing representatives, that is well understood by voters, and provides for strong and clear local accountability. It ensures a clear link between elected representatives and constituents in a manner that other voting systems may not.</p>

answering member constituency

North Dorset

answering member printed

Simon Hoare

question first answered

29/11/2023 11:49:43

answering member

4494

label	Biography information for Simon Hoare

tabling member

4410

label	Biography information for Julian Knight