Written Question·Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities·UIN 191888
Voting Rights: British Nationals Abroad
Tabled: 30 June 2023
Answered: 6 July 2023
Named DayQuestion
Mr Alistair Carmichael
Liberal Democrat — Orkney and Shetland
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what his planned timetable is for bringing forward secondary legislation under the Elections Act 2022 to implement his policies on overseas voting.
Answer
The secondary legislation to deliver the overseas electors change is expected to be made and come into force in January 2024.