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

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will take steps to potentially (a) increase turnout and (b) reduce costs to the public purse by holding local government, mayoral and police and crime commissioner elections on the same day every four years.

Government has no plans to impose a change on the pattern of local, mayoral and police and crime commissioner elections, but agrees that holding concurrent elections can reduce costs and increase turnout.