Wing-Commander Jamesasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he is considering enabling British subjects domiciled abroad who can declare an address in the United Kingdom, and who contribute to United Kingdom taxes, to qualify for electoral registration.
§ Mr. H. MorrisonNo, Sir. It is right that a person who is normally resident in this country and would but for his war service be living here, should for the purpose of electoral registration be entitled to declare an address in this country; but to extend this exceptional procedure to British subjects who are not normally resident in the United Kingdom would be inconsistent with the principles on which the existing franchise is based.