House of Lords written question – answered at on 24 January 2012.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether there is any legal provision to allow expatriate Scots to participate in the forthcoming referendum on Scottish independence.
The Government have launched a consultation on how to provide for a legal, fair and decisive referendum on Scotland's constitutional future. The Government have sought views in this consultation on eligibility to vote in a referendum. The Government have put forward their view that the franchise should reflect that used to elect the Scottish Parliament and the referendum in 1997.
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