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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress his Department has made in implementing the conclusion of the 2014 consultation on modernising parish poll rules; and if he will take legislative steps to (a) strengthen trigger thresholds and (b) prevent the misuse of parish polls.

The government acknowledges that a significant time has passed since the coalition government consulted on proposals to modernise the parish polls.

The government has no immediate plans to amend the parish poll regulations.