§ Mr. Laurence RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to restrict the sale of electoral registers; if he will consider allowing individuals to have their names removed from lists which are sold to certain organisations; and if he will make a statement. [56562]
§ Mr. George HowarthThe sale of the electoral register is one of the issues currently under review by the Working Party on Electoral Procedures, which I chair. We are considering a range of options, which include allowing individuals' details to be excluded from the register which is sold on for commercial use.