Barry Sheerman
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(5 years, 7 months ago)
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Chloe Smith
I would certainly expect returning officers to look into that carefully, and I would support them in their efforts to do so. It is difficult for me to make any more detailed comments on that from the Dispatch Box, but in general terms we certainly wish to keep the postal voting process secure and safe and to ensure that that process contributes to the overall integrity of our elections.
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield) (Lab/Co-op)
Will the Minister assure the House that if there is an early general election, our postal vote system is robust enough and able to cope?