Part of Early Parliamentary General Election Bill – in the House of Commons at 6:30 pm on 29th October 2019.
My hon. Friend is making some important points. I reiterate the point made by my hon. Friend Dr Poulter. The halls would need to be prepared on a Sunday for a Monday, and we would also potentially have to pay double time for wages, which would involve extra expense. Frankly, however, we should not be using schools as polling stations. We should not be interfering with children’s education. Some years ago, my constituency gave up using schools and found alternatives. The most popular polling station we now use is in a pub. There are alternatives that do not deny children their education, whether on a Monday or a Thursday.