Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the comments by the Minister of 2 September 2026, Official Report, Column 342, on the Representation of the People Bill, what is the Government’s policy on (a) electoral system reform and (b) proportional representation in (i) local elections and (ii) UK Parliamentary elections.

The Government's immediate priority is to deliver the electoral reforms already before Parliament. The Prime Minister remains committed to electoral reform as a way of supporting a politics that works for all people in all places and is open to different ways of having a debate about how we can better include everyone’s vote and voice.