§ Mr. Tom Arnoldasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the operation of the new statutory arrangements for (a) postal and proxy voting and (b) overseas voting; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggWe have received a number of suggestions for ways in which the law governing applications for absent votes, and the registration of overseas electors, might be changed.
We are consulting the political parties and electoral registration officers and will review the arrangements in the light of suggestions received.