§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has for legislation that would allow long-term residents in the UK from member states of the European Union to be able to vote in all UK elections. [109997]
§ Mr. Mike O'BrienEuropean Union citizens can vote in local and European Parliamentary elections in the member state in which they are resident. We have no plans unilaterally to extend these voting rights to Parliamentary elections in this country.