§ Mr. Cryerasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will issue a circular drawing to the attention of returning officers for the new parliamentary constituencies the spending limits for parliamentary elections for each candidate and the rules governing the spending of money in any pre-election campaign period.
§ Mr. MayhewHome Office officials informed all returning officers of the current maximum permitted election expenses on 16 March 1982. It is, however, not the acting returning officer's function to advise candidates or their agents on the conduct of an election campaign.