HC Deb 15 February 1955 vol 537 cc43-4W
Mr. Parkin

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will amend the regulations for including Service voters on electoral registers so that a registration officer may remove or transfer the name of a Service voter who no

or of eyes have been overridden by the relatives of deceased persons.

With regard to the last part of the Question, I do not think that any special action is a present required.

Following are the figures for England and Wales:

Academic year Number of bodies bequeathed
1944–5 … … … 39
1945–6 … … … 32
1946–7 … … … 49
1947–8 … … … 75
1948–9 … … … 81
1949–50 … … … 109
1950–51 … … … 151
1951–52 … … … 117
1952–53 … … … 172
1953–54 … … … 157