§ Mr. Andrew F. BennettTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the legal provisions in addition to the Representation of the People Act 1983 which entitle a person to obtain access to the parliamentary ballot papers and counterfoils and the
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Number of persons proceeded against for begging and sleeping out offences under Vagrancy Act 1824 in the Metropolitan Police District1 and remainder of England and Wales by result 1989 Total proceeded against Total found guilty Total for sentence Conditional discharge Fine Sentence Probation order Immediate custody Other Metropolitan Police District1 Begging 1,256 1,193 1,193 326 841 3 — 23 Sleeping out 12 10 10 — 10 — — — Remainder of England and Wales Begging 146 126 126 37 87 — — 2 Sleeping out 12 6 6 2 3 — — 1 marked electoral registers, returns, declarations and other election documents in the custody of a returning officer or the Clerk of the Crown.
§ Mrs. RumboldThe only statutory provisions concerning the retention of, access to and disposal of the documents used at a parliamentary election are those laid down in schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 1983.