Elections: Coronavirus

(asked on 18th January 2021) - View Source

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, regarding the upcoming May 2021 elections, whether he has plans to reform the nomination paper process currently requiring physical signatures from ten subscribers in response to the covid-19 pandemic.


Answered by
Julia Lopez Portrait
Julia Lopez
Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
This question was answered on 28th January 2021

We have received representations from Parliamentarians on this issue, and we are currently considering the matter.

As stated in the House by the Minister for the Constitution and Devolution, we will keep Parliament updated on the election preparations, will engage with political parties and will publish detailed guidance in due course.

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