Asked by: Peter Bone (Independent - Wellingborough)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
If he will bring forward proposals to abolish the Electoral Commission.
Answered by Julia Lopez - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
The Government is committed to keeping our elections secure and fit for the modern age. We keep electoral law, and the role and powers of the Electoral Commission, under review to ensure the effective operation of, and public confidence in, an electoral system that is secure, fair, modern and transparent.