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Written question asked by Lord Pack (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 27 March 2025, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 10 April 2025. It was answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Labour) on Thursday, 3 April 2025 on behalf of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.


Elections: Costs

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government how much they have spent on reimbursement to Returning Officers for (1) poll card printing, and (2) poll card distributions, in each of the past eight years.

Answer

The cost of poll card printing and postage for Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) and UK parliamentary elections from 2015 onwards are published in detail in the corresponding reports found here.

The costs for the 2021 and 2024 PCC and the 2024 UK Parliamentary general election will be available once all the relevant claims have been received, scrutinised and settled. This data will be published in due course.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL6255
Session
2024-26
Attachment
Reports on the cost of UK national polls and PCC
Subjects
Costs Elections
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk