Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 118887

Voting Rights

Tabled: 9 March 2026

Answered: 17 March 2026

Question

Paul Holmes

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Representation of the People Bill, what his Department’s definition is of a British citizen usually resident in the United Kingdom; and what (a) immigration

Answer

Samantha Dixon

The British Nationality Act 1981 sets out who is a British citizen and how British citizenship may be obtained. Section 5 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 lays down general principles of residence for electoral purposes, which a registration o...

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