§ 28. Bob RussellTo ask the hon. Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission if the commission will evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of holding local and national elections on a Sunday. [129579]
§ Mr. ViggersThe commission has evaluated a number of local election pilot schemes which featured voting over a period of days—including, in some instances, Sundays. The commission has no plans at present to undertake a wider review of the issues involved.