Voting Rights: British Nationals Abroad

(asked on 4th September 2017) - View Source

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government has plans to introduce legislative proposals to allow Britons living abroad for longer than 15 years to vote in UK elections; and if he will make a statement.


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Chris Skidmore Portrait
Chris Skidmore
This question was answered on 7th September 2017

As outlined in our manifesto, the Government is committed to legislating to scrap the 15-year rule and will do so in time for the next scheduled parliamentary general election in 2022.

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