§ Mr. TREVELYANasked the President of the Local Government Board (1) whether he can inform the House fully of the process by which it is proposed to take the votes of soldiers in the event of a General Election; among other points, who will be responsible for the ballot papers reaching the individual voters; what precautions will be taken that the voting shall be secret; what record there will be that a soldier has recorded his vote; and how his vote will be transmitted to the returning officer; and (2) what arrangements have been made for the transmission of the election addresses and election literature of all candidates to soldiers in the event of a General Election?
Mr. FISHERThe points referred to by the hon. Member in this and the succeeding question, together with others relating to the taking of votes of soldiers and sailors in the event of a General Election, have been considered by my Department in co-operation with the Admiralty, the War Office and other Departments, and I hope to give some information to the House at an early date.