§ Mr. Geoffrey Finsbergasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the names of the three United Kingdom parliamentary constituencies which failed to submit postal voting returns in repect of the October 1974 General Election; and under what statutory powers the returns were called for.
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§ Mr. Merlyn ReesNorthwich, South Dorset and Devizes; whose returns were listed as not available in the answer I gave on 17th January 1978 to a Question from the hon. Member for Christchurch and Lymington (Mr. Adley).—[Vol. 942, c.109–32.] The statutory powers are contained in Regulation 57 of the Representation of the People Regulations 1974.