Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 117098
Voting Rights: Commonwealth
Tabled: 2 March 2026
Answered: 10 March 2026
Question
Adam Jogee
Labour — Newcastle-under-Lyme
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to remove the right to vote from Commonwealth citizens in elections in the United Kingdom.
Answer
Samantha DixonThe government has no plans to change the existing voting rights of Irish citizens or Commonwealth citizens.