§ 149. Sir G. Foxasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department why, at the recent municipal elections, all Service personnel serving outside this country were disfranchised; what steps will be taken to remedy this now that the local government electorate is the same as parliamentary; and what will be the position at the next General Election with regard to the Service vote.
§ Mr. OliverAn elector who is entered on a Service register is entitled, by Section 31 of the Representation of the50W People Act, 1945, to vote at local elections by the proxy whom he has appointed for Parliamentary elections.