Vote Leave

(asked on 6th June 2018) - View Source

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister's office has received an advance copy of the Electoral Commission's report into electoral fraud in the Vote Leave campaign; and what information he holds on the publication date of that report.


Answered by
Chloe Smith Portrait
Chloe Smith
This question was answered on 18th June 2018

The Electoral Commission is accountable to Parliament, via the Speaker’s Committee, and does not report directly to Ministers.

In that context, the Government has not received advance copy of such a report, and would not normally expect to receive advance reports on its casework decisions.

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