PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Absent Voting: British Nationals Abroad (6 November 2014)

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department plans to take prior to the General Election to encourage British Missions to promote an uptake in electoral registration among British citizens currently overseas who were resident in the UK at some time within the last 15 years.

Asked by:
Sir Christopher Chope (Conservative)

The Government is committed to doing all it can to maximise voter registration, including among British citizens living overseas.

In addition, the Electoral Commission promotes awareness of UK electoral systems and electoral registration procedures including how to vote, and the Government understands that the Commission will target British citizens living overseas as part of their online advertising campaigns ahead of the General Election.

The Government will continue to explore ways to encourage registration among overseas electors in discussions with the Electoral Commission and other interested parties.

Answered by:
Sir James Duddridge (Conservative)
11 November 2014