Lord Lexden – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Lexden on 2016-05-23.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether their planned legislation to enfranchise British citizens resident abroad for over 15 years will be introduced in the current Session.
Lord Bridges of Headley
The Government is committed to removing the 15 year time limit on the voting rights of British citizens living overseas, and will bring forward a Bill to make a permanent change on overseas voting rights as soon as Parliamentary time allows.
