§ Mr. DjanoglyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what1174W assessment he has made of the accessibility of polling stations to disabled people in the general and local elections in June. [6509]
§ Dr. WhiteheadWe have considered carefully the SCOPE report "Polls Apart 3" about the June 2001 general election. That report concluded that there had been some improvements on polling station accessibility, but that more needs to be done. In the light of this we will continue to work, with the Electoral Commission, to secure further improvements in polling station accessibility.