HC Deb 08 March 1999 vol 327 cc26-7W
Mr. Linton

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will introduce measures to allow(a) elections to be held on Sundays and (b) the European election to be held on Sunday 13 June. [74685]

Mr. George Howarth

We have no plans at present to introduce polling at the weekend for Parliamentary or European Parliamentary elections. We are, however, considering the possibility of pilot studies of this and other alternative electoral procedures at local elections.