§ Mr. Ian Stewartasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is his latest estimate of the number of foreign nationals entitled by residence to vote in (a) England, (b) Scotland), (c) Wales, (d) Northern Ireland and (e) the Hitchin constituency.
§ Mr. JohnNo foreign nationals are entitled to vote in United Kingdom elections unless they are also either British subjects or citizens of the Republic of Ireland or unless they are citizens of Pakistan who, under the provisions of the Pakistan Acts 1973 and 1974, applied for registration as citizens of the United Kingdom and Colonies before 1st September 1974 and whose applications have not yet been determined. The number of persons in these categories who are registered as electors is not known.