Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Bill (Draft)
(asked on 24th June 2014) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask Her Majesty's Government by what date they plan to publish their response to the report of the Joint Committee on the Draft Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Bill (HL Paper 103, Session 2013–14) published in December 2013.
This question was answered on 1st July 2014
The Government continues to reflect on the report from the Joint Committee on Prisoner Voting Rights and is considering its recommendations.
This is not a straightforward issue and the Government is looking carefully at the Committee's conclusions, which included new options for implementation.