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Electoral Register: Immigration

Asked by Sir James CleverlyConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 8 September 2026UIN 20194

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 20 April 2026 to Question 124778 on Electoral Register: Immigration, what steps her Department is taking to avoid automatic registration systems adding EU or Commonwealth citizens to the electoral register who do not qualify to vote because of their personal immigration status.

Answered by Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

I refer the Rt. Hon Member to the answer given to UIN 70570 on 11 September 2025.

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