Peter Bedford: Leader of the House: Written Answers (1)

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Written Question

House of Commons: Electronic Voting

Friday 16th May 2025

Asked by: Peter Bedford (Conservative - Mid Leicestershire)

Question to the Leader of the House:

To ask the Leader of the House, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing electronic voting for divisions in the House of Commons.

Answered by Lucy Powell - Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons

This is a matter for the House to consider. The Hon. Member may wish to note that the Procedure Committee is currently undertaking an inquiry into electronic voting. The Government recently submitted written evidence to that inquiry (available at: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/8885/electronic-voting/publications/written-evidence/) and he may wish to respond directly to the Committee's call for evidence.