Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Hong Kong British Nationals Overseas who move to the UK will be eligible to vote in (a) local, (b) regional and (c) national elections.

Hong Kong British Nationals (Overseas) with leave to enter or remain in the UK are entitled to register to vote as an elector in UK parliamentary elections, or local elections in England and Northern Ireland, providing they fulfil the age and residence requirements for such registration and are not subject to any other legal incapacity.

The Scottish and Welsh Governments are responsible for the franchise for local elections in Scotland and Wales, as well as elections to the Scottish and Welsh Parliaments.