Nicholas Soames: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what research or reports have been (a) commissioned and (b) assessed by the Government on the voting rights of Commonwealth citizens; and what the recommendations of those reports were. [170042]

Greg Clark: The Government has not commissioned or assessed research on the voting rights of Commonwealth citizens.

The right of resident Commonwealth citizens to vote in UK elections reflects our close and valued historical ties with the Commonwealth countries.

On those occasions when it has considered this issue, Parliament has taken the view that the existing rights of groups which have entitlement to vote should not be changed.

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