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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 28 October 2025 to Question 83343 on Elections: Pilot Schemes, whether political parties were consulted on the plans for election pilots; and what publicity has been undertaken to promote the scheme other than issuing the prospectus.

The Government is exploring ways to make voting in person more efficient, more convenient, and better aligned with the expectations of today’s electors.

In addition to the prospectus, further communications on flexible voting pilots were issued to support ongoing local authority sector engagement.

We are working with individual local authorities to shape the detail of their flexible voting pilots. We will continue to work with key stakeholders and local authorities throughout the development and delivery process.

Where communications are shared with the public, our intention is for them to be tailored to the specific piloting option and the geographic area in which it is being delivered.