§ Mr. David MarshallTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the total number of electors for each of the new parliamentary constituencies in England for the 1997–98 register of electors effective from 16 February. [16208]
§ Mrs. Angela KnightThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the chief executive of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Tim Holt to Mr. David Marshall, dated 24 February 1997:
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has asked me to reply as the Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS) to your recent question asking whether he will list the total number of electors on the 1997–98 Electoral Register, for the new Parliamentary Constituencies in England.ONS are preparing a Monitor detailing electors on the 1997–98 Electoral Register by the new Parliamentary Constituencies. This will be published as soon as possible, and certainly by early April 1997. It will be placed in the Library on publication day. The total number of electors on the 1996 Electoral Register for each of the new Parliamentary Constituencies in the UK was published in ONS Monitor EL96/2 on 23 July 1996.I hope this reply has been helpful.