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Written question asked by Anne Main (Conservative) on Friday, 22 March 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 26 March 2019. It was answered by Chloe Smith (Conservative) on Friday, 29 March 2019 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.

European Parliament: Elections

Question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate his Department has made of the potential costs to the public purse of holding elections for the European Parliament this year, in the event that the UK remains in the EU after 22 May 2019.

Answer

The Government has made it clear that the UK intends to leave the EU with a deal and not take part in the European Parliamentary Elections (EPE) in May.

The Cabinet Office has published a detailed report on the cost of the last European Parliamentary election which cost £108.7M. The publication and the accompanying data can be found at the following link (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/costs-of-the-2014-european-parliamentary-elections).

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
235748
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Costs Elections European Parliament Brexit
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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