23. Mr. BUTLER LLOYDasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many polling places there were at the last General Election in Great Britain; whether if the electorate is doubled it would make many more polling places necessary; and what is the approximate number of officials that would be required to conduct the business in them?
§ Mr. BRACEAs to the first part of the question, I would refer my hon. Friend to the Home Office Return No. 272 of 1911. It is not practicable to form an estimate at the present time of the number of polling stations or of clerks which will be necessary to meet the requirements of an increased electorate, but I am advised that no considerable alterations of existing arrangements need be anticipated.