Oral QuestionSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

“To ask the hon. Member for Houghton and Sunderland South, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what assessment the Committee has made of the potential effect on the Electoral Commission's future expenditure of the abolition of the election of councillors to local authorities by halves or thirds.”

Tabled: 20 April 2018Answered: 26 April 2018

Answering Minister

the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

Answer from Hansard

The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (Lisa Nandy)

It is crucial that access to live events is open to disabled people. We are supporting Arts Council England and its partners to develop the All In scheme, which should significantly improve accessibility in that area. Last summer I was at the Paralympics, where I was horrified to hear from young people with disabilities about their lack of access to sport in particular. This Government are taking every action and using every lever at our disposal to change that.