HC Deb 14 May 1991 vol 191 cc71-2W
Mr. McMaster

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much he intends to spend in the lead-up to the next general election on promoting the use of postal and proxy voting among(a) the sick and disabled and (b) those whose occupation means that they are unable to vote in person.

Mrs. Rumbold

When the next general election is announced, we plan to run an advertising campaign to inform all electors of their right to an absent vote if they are unable to get to their polling stations to vote in person. The campaign will have a budget of £665,000.