European Parliament: Elections
(asked on 11th April 2019) - View Source
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the readiness and capacity of local authorities to perform their duties relating to the 2019 European Parliament elections.
This question was answered on 24th April 2019
It remains the Government’s intention to leave the EU with a deal and not participate in European Parliamentary elections.
Returning Officers, who are statutorily independent, work with their local authority to ensure the necessary support and resource are made available to them to deliver elections, including through following guidance issued by the Electoral Commission.