§ Mr. O'HaraTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many British citizens entitled to vote in British elections currently live overseas. [66098]
§ Mr. George HowarthThe number of British citizens included as overseas electors in the current register published in February 1998 was 17,315. The Office for National Statistics will publish figures for the new register, which comes into force on 16 February 1999, by the end of April.