§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what figures are available on the number of homeless people who voted in the last general election; what changes will be made to the provisions that exist for homeless people to register; and what guidelines are given to electoral registration officers.
§ Mr. Peter Lloyd[holding answer 15 May 1992]:
11WInformation on the number of homeless people who voted in the general election is not held centrally. The courts have held that a person who has established his residence in a particular place with a substantial degree of permanence is entitled to be registered as an elector. In these circumstances, we have no plans to change the current provisions for the registration of electors; and no guidance has been issued to electoral registration officers on registering homeless people.