§ Mr. Home Robertsonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the cost per candidate per elector of delivering an election communication; and what was the cost of providing this facility at the 1983 general election (a) for the whole of Scotland and (b) as an average for each constituency.
§ Mr. Peter ReesThe information required is not available in the form requested and could not be obtained without undue cost. However, the cost of delivering a single electoral communication is not greater than second class postage. The total cost of delivering electoral communications at the 1983 general election in the whole of Scotland was £900,430; the average cost per constituency is £12,506; per candidate £2,868; and per elector £0.23.
§ Mr. Home Robertsonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the cost per candidate per elector of delivering an election communication; and what was the cost of providing this facility at the 1983 general election (a) for the whole of England and Wales and (b) as an average for each constituency.
§ Mr. Peter ReesThe information required is not available in the form requested and could not be obtained without undue cost. However, the cost of delivering a single electoral communication is not greater than second-class postage. The total cost of delivering electoral communications at the 1983 general election in the whole of England and Wales was £6,621,595; the average cost per constituency is £11,803; per candidate £5,053; and per elector £0.18.