questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2026, to Question HL15191, on Absent Voting, whether the Electoral Commission tracks or monitors the level of postal vote renewals, or the number and proportion of postal vote applications that were renewed or expired, over any period.
answerText: The Electoral Commission operates independently of government and addressed the volume of postal vote applications in its report on the 2024 General Election.
heading: Absent Voting