Deputy Prime Minister written question – answered at on 19 July 2010.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister whether he received advice (a) in favour of and (b) against holding the Alternative Vote referendum on the same day as elections for the devolved legislatures and local authority elections.
The Deputy Prime Minister set out the Government's reasoning in a statement to the House of Commons on
"first... that all parties fought the general election on an absolute pledge to move fast to fix our political system, so we must get on and do that without delay; secondly, it is important to avoid asking people to keep returning to the ballot box; and finally, in these straitened times we must keep costs as low as possible."
Yes1 person thinks so
No3 people think not
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