HC Deb 14 March 2002 vol 381 c1204W
Mr. Andrew Turner

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to his answer of 27 February 2002,Official Report, column 1371W, on electronic voting, whether he undertook an assessment of the relative ability of different age groups to access electronic voting before introducing the pilot schemes. [43352]

Dr. Whitehead

The Electoral Commission's evaluation of the electronic voting pilots will include an assessment of the impact of electronic voting on different age groups within the electorate. The traditional voting arrangements will remain available on 2 May for all voters in the areas where electronic voting is being trialed.