| Heading: |
Mayors: Elections |
| Question ID: |
1811676 |
| UIN: |
58906 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-11 |
| Asking Member ID: |
54 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Sir Julian Lewis
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Sir Julian Lewis
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason future candidates for a directly elected mayoral post are required to pay (a) a deposit of £5,000 and (b) another £5,000 towards a candidates' booklet; and what a |
| Is named day: |
true |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-16 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4569 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Jim McMahon
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| Answering Member handle: |
JimfromOldham
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@JimfromOldham
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| Correcting Member ID: |
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| Correcting Member display name: |
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| Answer text: |
Under electoral law, candidates are required to pay a deposit in certain elections, reflecting the scale of the role, including budget responsibility, role as chair of the Combined Authority or Combined County Authority, and the ability to raise a levy; a... |
| Original answer text: |
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| Comparable answer text: |
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| Answering body ID: |
7 |
| Answering body name: |
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government |
| Tweeted: |
true |