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Absent Voting: British Nationals Abroad

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government written question – answered at on 7 November 2025.

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Photo of James Cleverly James Cleverly Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 20 October 2025 to Question 78240 on Absent Voting: British Nationals Abroad, what information his Department holds on which countries had the slowest postal service for returning overseas votes in the 2024 General Election.

Photo of Samantha Dixon Samantha Dixon Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

MHCLG does not hold information on which countries had the slowest postal service for returning overseas votes in the 2024 election.

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  • (Citation: HC Deb, 7 November 2025, cW)

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