United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 3249
By-elections: Makerfield
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20 May 2026
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4 June 2026 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the parliamentary by-election in Makerfield; what proportion of that cost will be met by (a) central Government, (b)
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20 May 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the parliamentary by-election in Makerfield; what proportion of that cost will be met by (a) central Government, (b)
Source: Commons
4 June 2026
Answer
The costs necessary for the efficient and effective running of UK parliamentary elections are met from the Consolidated Fund. The estimated cost of the parliamentary by-election in Makerfield is set out in the relevant schedule of The Parliamentary Electi...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-05-20/3249
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1907824
- uk · wq-1907824 · source updated 4 June 2026