Question follow-through · 94974
Electoral Register: British Nationals Abroad
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of including automatic voter registration for overseas voters in the upcoming Elections Bill.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 26 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 1 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 4 Dec 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
26 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of including automatic voter registration for overseas voters in the upcoming Elections Bill.
1 Dec 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
4 Dec 2025
Answer published
As set out in the July 17 policy paper ‘Restoring trust in our democracy: Our strategy for modern and secure elections’, the Government is committed to introducing a more automated approach to electoral registration over the coming years. Before implement...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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