To ask Her Majesty's Government how many days there are between the close of nominations for parliamentary elections and (a) the last day for receipt of postal vote applications, and (b) polling day. [HL2722]

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many days there are between the close of nominations for elections to the European Parliament and (a) the last day for receipt of postal vote applications, and (b) polling day. [HL2723]

At parliamentary elections, the last day both for the delivery of nomination papers and for the receipt of postal vote applications is the 11th working day before the date of the poll.

For elections to the European Parliament, the last day for the delivery of nomination papers and list of candidates of registered parties is the 19th working day before the date of the poll. This is eight working days prior to the last day for receipt of postal vote applications, which is the 11th working day before the date of the poll.