Question

To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what assessment has the Electoral Commission made of the influence of biraderi politics on electoral fraud in Britain.

The Electoral Commission takes electoral fraud seriously. It works to tackle electoral fraud and ensure safeguards are in place across the electoral community. This includes providing advice and guidance to electoral administrators, parties, campaigners and the police in elections, and running a public awareness campaign on electoral fraud ahead of every election. The Commission publishes yearly data from police services on allegations of electoral fraud, and runs research into public opinion on electoral fraud, to inform its response. The Commission does not have a direct role in investigating allegations of electoral fraud, so beyond the data above, has not made such an assessment.