§ Mr. Dewarasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many polling stations there were in Scotland at the General Election of March, 1966; how many people were employed to staff these; and at what cost to public funds.
§ Mr. RossThe information is as follows:
Number of polling stations 5,674 Number of staff employed 11,658 Cost of staff employed £65,666
§ Mr. Dewarasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many persons were employed to count the votes cast in Scotland at the General Election of March, 1966; and at what cost to public funds.
§ Mr. Dewarasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many postal and proxy votes were cast in Scottish constituencies at the General Election of March, 1966.
§ Mr. Ross45,016 postal votes were cast. Information about the number of proxy votes is not readily available and could not be obtained without a disproportionate amount of work.
§ Mr. Dewarasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total cost to public funds of running the General Election in Scotland in March, 1966.