Written Question·Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission·UIN 120827

Polling Stations: Languages

Tabled: 16 March 2026
Answered: 23 March 2026

Question

Sir James Cleverly

Conservative — Braintree

To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, if the Electoral Commission will review its guidance in the Polling Station Handbook on providing official notices in written langua

Answer

Sir Jeremy Wright
The Electoral Commission's handbook states that the Returning Officer can provide written instructions in alternative languages or formats for use in the polling station depending on requirements within the community.The Commission reviews its guidance re...
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