Written questions

Absent Voting: Foreign Nationals

Commons · Question 99369 · Tabled 11 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 9 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Government has conducted any assessment of risks posed by foreign-state or foreign-network mobilisation of postal-voting blocks among overseas nationals eligible to

Answer

Answered by Samantha Dixon, 9 Jan 2026

The Government is committed to upholding and strengthening UK democracy by protecting against foreign interference, improving political transparency, adding tougher checks for donations and closing loopholes by reinforcing electoral legislation against fo...