§ 81. Mr. Edwin Wainwrightasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if, owing to the large number of people who were disfranchised during the elections of 1970 because their names were not on the electoral register, he will take steps to ensure that immediate announcements are made to the appropriate age-groups that any person born before 16th February, 1954, is entitled to have his name placed on the new electoral list, and that the closing date for names to be inserted on such lists is the 16th December, 1970.
§ Mr. SharplesThe Home Office has arranged national publicty on this subject, to supplement the local publicity measures undertaken by electoral registration officers.