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Department: Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities

Wendy Chamberlain

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Monday 5th June 2023

(11 months, 1 week ago)

Commons Chamber
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Michael Gove Portrait Michael Gove
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My hon. Friend is on exactly the right lines. That is what the NPPF consultation hopes to do.

Wendy Chamberlain Portrait Wendy Chamberlain (North East Fife) (LD)
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T6. I have raised the issue of overseas voters in this place before, and I understand that the regulations will be brought forward by the end of the year, but we might have a general election by then, and we need six months between the regulations being made and a general election in order for them to take effect. Can the Secretary of State provide more clarity on the guarantee that overseas voters will be able to vote?

Michael Gove Portrait Michael Gove
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I will do everything in my power to ensure that there is at least six months between those regulations coming forward and any general election.

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