Chloe Smith corrected a written answer on Absent Voting
Kerry McCarthy (Labour, Bristol East) asked written question 212340 on 24 January 2019. Chloe Smith answered on 29 January 2019 for the Cabinet Office, and Chloe Smith corrected the answer on 7 February 2019. The corrected text no longer gives the figures £129.1 million, £138.4 million, £9.3 million. Altogether 106 words differ between the two versions.
The question
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the ease with which people travelling abroad can register to vote by proxy.
Original and corrected answer
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| The The then Government undertook publicity on EU membership ahead of the referendum. This cost an additional £9.3 million. The total cost to taxpayers was thus £138.4 million | Electors who are registered to vote but will be travelling abroad during the time of an election are able to apply for a proxy vote for that particular poll or polls. The application must be made in writing, it must include specific information about the elector and their proxy, and the reason for applying for a proxy. |
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Receipt
| Read from | https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1047782?expandMember=true |
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| Date read | 15 October 2026 |
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