Asked by: David Mackintosh (Conservative - Northampton South)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to allow British citizens to vote in UK elections after they have been out of the country for 15 years.
Answered by John Penrose
The Government intends to deliver on the manifesto commitment to scrap the arbitrary 15-year time limit on Britons overseas and will set out its plans in due course.
Asked by: Simon Danczuk (Independent - Rochdale)
Question
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what steps the Government is taking in response to the European Commission's recommendation to extend overseas voting rights for UK citizens living in EU countries beyond 15 years.
Answered by Sam Gyimah
The Government is keeping the current 15 year time limit for all UK citizens living overseas under consideration. There are no plans to change the law at the present time.
Asked by: Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Conservative - Life peer)
Question
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will extend the overseas voting rights to UK citizens living in EU countries to 25 years; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Sam Gyimah
The Government is keeping the current 15 year time limit for all UK citizens living overseas under consideration. There are no plans to change the law at the present time.