§ The Earl of Northeskasked Her Majesty's Government:
What was the structure of the team conducting recent e-voting trails commissioned by the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions; and whether there are any proposals to change that structure in light of the gateway review of the trials. [HL434]
§ The Minister of State for the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (Lord Rooker)The e-voting electoral pilots held in May 2002 were undertaken by local authorities together with suppliers working under contract to the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions.
The gateway review undertaken by the DTLR on the electoral modernisation pilot programme made a number of recommendations to improve its management, which were carefully taken into account.