Asked by: Bill Wiggin (Conservative - North Herefordshire)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many independent, regulated newspapers have not been selected to be included in the All in, all together advertising campaign.
Answered by Chloe Smith
I refer the Hon. member to the answer given to PQ 46692 given on 29 May 2020.
Asked by: Bill Wiggin (Conservative - North Herefordshire)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 18 May 2020 to Question 45460 on Coronavirus: Disease Control, if his Department will list which newspapers are included in the All in, all together advertising campaign.
Answered by Chloe Smith
I refer the Hon. member to the answer given to PQ 46692 given on 29 May 2020.
Asked by: Bill Wiggin (Conservative - North Herefordshire)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether newspapers whose owners do not pay tax in the UK are receiving payments for services relating to the Government's All in, all together advertising campaign.
Answered by Chloe Smith
I refer the Hon. member to the answer given to PQ 46692 given on 29 May 2020.
Asked by: Bill Wiggin (Conservative - North Herefordshire)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason more local and independent newspapers were not used as part of the All in, all together advertising campaign.
Answered by Chloe Smith
I refer the Hon. member to the answer given to PQ 46692 given on 29 May 2020.
Asked by: Bill Wiggin (Conservative - North Herefordshire)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps to ensure that only newspapers who engage in independent regulation benefit from the All in, all together advertising campaign.
Answered by Chloe Smith
I refer the Hon. member to the answer given to PQ 46692 given on 29 May 2020.
Asked by: Bill Wiggin (Conservative - North Herefordshire)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department made of the (a) size and (b) profitability of newspaper publications when deciding which should be the beneficiaries of the All in, all together advertising campaign.
Answered by Chloe Smith
I refer the Hon. member to the answer given to PQ 46692 given on 29 May 2020.
Asked by: Bill Wiggin (Conservative - North Herefordshire)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department made of the wealth of newspaper owners prior to their publications receiving state money from the All in this Together advertising campaign.
Answered by Chloe Smith
I refer the Hon. member to the answer given to PQ 46692 given on 29 May 2020.
Asked by: Bill Wiggin (Conservative - North Herefordshire)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he has taken to replace tactile voting since it was found to be unlawful.
Answered by Kevin Foster
The Government continues to work with the Accessibility of Elections Working Group to make an informed assessment of the most suitable options to take forward. Officials are due to hold a meeting on this topic with the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) very soon
Work has been undertaken to revise guidance to electoral administrators and, with input from RNIB, to research technical solutions which will be further discussed at a dedicated sub-group.
We are also starting to bring forward measures following the Government’s response to the 2018 Call for Evidence on Access to Elections. Proposals were announced during the Queen’s Speech. This will include increasing the range of support available to voters with disabilities in polling stations and allowing a wider range of people (such as carers) to assist disabled voters in polling stations if needed.