§ Mr. David Madel, supported by Mr. Robert Adley, Mr. Hugh Dykes, Mr. Michael Joplin, Mr. David Knox, Sir Anthony Meyer, Mr. David Mudd and Mr. Cranley Onslow, presented a Bill to enable electors who are away on holiday at the time of a Parliamentary election to vote by post or by proxy; to make provision in respect of the registration for electoral purposes of certain persons resident abroad; to make further provision for the registration for electoral purposes of wives and husbands of members of the armed forces; to provide for the correction of the register of electors; and for connected purposes: And the same was read the First time; and ordered to be read a Second time upon Friday 17th February and to be printed [Bill 23].