HC Deb 29 January 1986 vol 90 c521W
Mr. Cohen

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the electoral register is currently used in conjunction with the administration of television licences; and whether there are any plans to use it in that respect when it is available in machine readable form.

Mr. Giles Shaw

The electoral register is currently used by the National Television Licence Records Office to assist in identifying addresses occupied by more than one household. No decision has yet been taken on the use of the electoral register when it is available in machine readable form.