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Written Question
Voting Rights: British Nationals Abroad
Tuesday 22nd December 2020

Asked by: Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of British citizens who are resident overseas and who can no longer vote in general elections due to the 15 year rule, since 2010.

Answered by Lord True - Shadow Leader of the House of Lords

British citizens resident overseas who are registered to vote in UK Parliamentary elections as overseas electors are listed under ‘other electors’ at the end of the electoral register for each area/constituency.

The Government does not hold statistics on the number of British citizens living abroad who have been previously registered to vote in the UK.


Written Question
Electoral Register: British Nationals Abroad
Tuesday 22nd December 2020

Asked by: Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether British citizens who are resident overseas and registered to vote with the local authority in which they last lived in the UK are included on the Electoral Register; and if not, whether there is an alternative national register of such citizens.

Answered by Lord True - Shadow Leader of the House of Lords

British citizens resident overseas who are registered to vote in UK Parliamentary elections as overseas electors are listed under ‘other electors’ at the end of the electoral register for each area/constituency.

The Government does not hold statistics on the number of British citizens living abroad who have been previously registered to vote in the UK.


Written Question
British Nationals Abroad
Tuesday 22nd December 2020

Asked by: Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many requests for assistance have been received by (1) the Department of Work and Pensions, (2) HM Revenue and Customs, and (3) other Government departments, from British citizens who are resident overseas in each of the past five years.

Answered by Lord True - Shadow Leader of the House of Lords

This information is not held centrally.


Written Question
British Nationals Abroad
Tuesday 22nd December 2020

Asked by: Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what arrangement each department has for dealing with inquiries from British citizens who are resident overseas; and whether all departments (1) have a dedicated phone line for, and (2) provide training to staff about how to deal with, such inquiries.

Answered by Lord True - Shadow Leader of the House of Lords

This information is not held centrally.


Written Question
British Nationals Abroad
Tuesday 22nd December 2020

Asked by: Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government which departments hold information on British citizens who are resident overseas; and what categories of  information each of those departments hold.

Answered by Lord True - Shadow Leader of the House of Lords

This information is not held centrally.


Written Question
Honours
Wednesday 2nd May 2018

Asked by: Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of UK national honours have been awarded to people working in the area of wildlife and the environment in each of the last five years.

Answered by Lord Young of Cookham

Data on honours awarded is not collated under the specific sector headings in this way.


Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 30 Jan 2018
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill

"My Lords, yesterday in your Lordships’ House we were paddling our canoes up the pleasant reaches of the environment plan, warmed by cosy aspirations and promises. But I am afraid that today our paddles will be swept away and our canoes overturned as the tsunami of Brexit sweeps away environmental …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 11 Dec 2014
Food Poverty

"My Lords, I declare an interest as chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Food and Health Group, and I must say that we have had so much evidence over the years on why the national diet is inadequate, with malnourished people, obese people and so on. The noble Baroness, Lady Jenkin …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 05 Dec 2014
Soft Power and Conflict Prevention

"My Lords, I am grateful to the most reverend Primate for his introduction, and for mentioning nightmare scenarios and the power of diplomacy, because I want to talk about the essential use of that power to prevent the ultimate nightmare scenario.

I am talking of an issue on which the …..."

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 05 Dec 2014
Soft Power and Conflict Prevention

"I thank the noble Lord very much for that, but it is particularly curious that we could not then vote in favour of the paragraph in the General Assembly’s resolution. I hope that he will join me in encouraging the Government to change that vote the next time it comes …..."
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