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Lord Pitkeathley of Camden Town (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 20 April 2026

Debate

Business Improvement District Ballots: Digital Voting

Contribution

My Lords, I thank my noble friend the Minister for that Answer, which leads to my further question. Business improvement district ballots involve a clearly defined electorate of registered voters. They are overseen by local authority returning officers, and they determine real financial commitments through the bid levy. Yet participation is constrained by the continued reliance on postal-only voting, which can be administratively cumbersome for businesses and local authorities. If the Government recognise that potential, will they now move beyond assessment and commit to enabling a small number of pilot schemes for secure digital voting in BID ballots and bring forward the necessary legislative power to do so, subject to appropriate safeguards?

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