HC Deb 22 May 1975 vol 892 cc549-51W
Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg

asked the Lord President of the Council what detailed arrangements right hon. and hon. Members will have to make to attend both the polling stations in their constituencies

Mr. John Fraser

The following table shows information for the Bournemouth Employment Office area at May each year. The vacancy figures relate only to vacancies notified to employment offices and careers offices and are not a measure of total vacancies.

to 1974, inclusive; and what were the comparable figures for (i) Central Southern England and (ii) Great Britain.

Mr. John Fraser

Following is the information for May each year:

and the counting of the votes in connection with the referendum campaign.

Mr. Edward Short

Members of Parliament are entitled, after making a declaration of secrecy, to be admitted to polling stations within their constituencies and to the verification and counting of votes in areas within which their constituencies wholly or partly lie. Information about detailed arrangements for admission may be obtained from the responsible local officials. In England and Wales the returning officers—who will be responsible for the conduct of the poll—and the verification officers will be officers of district councils or London boroughs and the counting officers will be officers of county councils, including the Greater London Council. In Scotland all three functions will be discharged by or on behalf of officers of regional or islands councils. In Northern Ireland all three functions will be discharged by the Chief Electoral Officer.