Question

To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, whether the Electoral Commission has issued guidance on whether asylum seekers, from Commonwealth countries, may be considered qualifying electors.

The Commission publishes guidance for Electoral Registration Officers on the nationality requirements to register to vote in England, Scotland and Wales.

It states that a Commonwealth citizen may qualify to register to vote, provided they meet the age and residence requirements, if they do not require permission to enter or remain in the United Kingdom, or have been granted such permission, including limited or conditional permission.