§ Mr. ROWLANDSasked the President of the Local Government Board whether all the results, both borough as well as county, at the next General Election will be declared on the same day, and, if so, how long after the polling will this be; whether the declarations will be made in the morning, afternoon, or evening; and whether, in view of the dislocation of the telephone service which will occur if the results are declared in the morning only, some more appropriate hour—say 4 p.m. and onwards—will be fixed?
Mr. FISHERThe time subsequent to the close of the poll to which the counts may have to be postponed has to be fixed802W by Order in Council, and I am in consultation with my right hon. Friend the Postmaster-General on the subject. I shall be happy to bear in mind the considerations to which the hon. Member refers.