§ Mr. Kaufmanasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will provide the information and the details of the calculations on which he based his statement, Official Report, 10 December, column 755, that clause 1 of the Representation of the People Bill would enfranchise over half a million new electors.
§ Mr. MellorThe statement was based on the best estimates of Her Majesty's diplomatic missions in countries where significant numbers of British citizens are resident. These estimates relied on the information available from official or other sources in the country concerned.