Representation of the People Act (Hansard, 12 February 2002)

HC Deb 12 February 2002 vol 380 c234W 234W

§ Mr. Luke
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will introduce proposals to amend the Representation of the People Act 2000 to allow citizens of EU member states resident in the UK to vote in Westminster parliamentary elections. [34979]

§ Dr. Whitehead
The Government's view is that extending the franchise in this way would need to be by reciprocal agreement with all other EU member states. There are no current proposals by the European Commission for action in this area.