UK Statistics Authority: Elections

(asked on 1st July 2026) - View Source

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 16 June 2026 to Question 8053 on UK Statistics Authority: Elections, what is the basis for the UKSA issuing public comments on party political content by (a) political parties and (b) opposition Hon Members during the May 2026 pre-election purdah period.


Answered by
Satvir Kaur Portrait
Satvir Kaur
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
This question was answered on 9th July 2026

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.

A response to the Parliamentary Question of 1st July is attached.

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