§ Mr. HammondTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister whether the Government intends to publish a consultation on the roll-out of all postal ballots this year. [186122]
§ Mr. RaynsfordThe Government intend to make a decision on this matter once it has the benefit of the Electoral Commission's evaluation of the all-postal pilots held in June 2004 in the north-east, north-west, east midlands, and Yorkshire and the Humber regions under the European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Act 2004.