I am most grateful to the hon. Lady for giving way. Under the previous Labour Government when Gordon Brown was Prime Minister, was not the question of giving voting rights to overseas citizens living here raised and looked at by Lord Goldsmith, who concluded that full voting rights should be given only to UK citizens?
Early Parliamentary General Election Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Greg Knight
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 29 October 2019.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Early Parliamentary General Election Bill.
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2019-19
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