Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 25527

Polling Stations: Visual Impairment

Tabled: 21 January 2025

Answered: 29 January 2025

Question

Melanie Ward

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of the cost of procuring (a) audio and (b) tactile voting solutions at every polling station to guarantee blind and partially sighted people a secret

Answer

Rushanara Ali

The Government is committed to ensuring eligible disabled electors are supported in being able to register and vote in elections.The current law requires Returning Officers to take account of what electors want in terms of support and the Electoral Commis...

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