Question follow-through · 33755
Members: Prison Sentences
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government plans to review the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 in relation to hon. Members serving custodial sentences.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Cabinet Office
- Tabled
- 25 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 27 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 21 Mar 2025 · 24 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners · 7 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
25 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government plans to review the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 in relation to hon. Members serving custodial sentences.
27 Feb 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
21 Mar 2025
Answer published
The Government has no plans to review, and is not currently planning to legislate to extend the disqualification criteria for standing as a candidate in UK general elections or membership of the House of Commons beyond the criteria currently set out in th...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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