§ Mr. Tilleyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the estimated total of (a) Irish citizens and (b) citizens of Commonwealth countries, other than United Kingdom, who are resident in Great Britain and exercise their right to register as electors.
§ Mr. MayhewThe labour force survey taken in 1979 suggested that there were close to half a million persons aged 18 and over, resident in the United Kingdom, who claim to be citizens of the Irish Republic, and a further half million who claim to be citizens of Commonwealth countries, other than the United Kingdom. There is no requirement for applicants for electoral registration to state their citizenship and it is not known what proportion of either group are registered.