Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of giving (a) electoral registration officers the responsibility for the subdivision of UK parliamentary constituencies into polling districts and (b) returning officers the responsibility for the designation of polling places within those districts.

We consider that the current arrangements, whereby local authorities are responsible for
designating polling places and carrying out reviews, ensure that there is a clear and
consistent approach, and clear lines of accountability, in the designation of polling districts
and places. There are no plans to change these existing arrangements.