§ Mr. Pawseyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if there is an expiry date for proxy votes; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MellorIn general, a person appointed to vote as proxy on an elector's behalf is entitled to vote at any parliamentary, European Parliament or local government election so long as the elector is entitled to be treated as an absent voter. If my hon. Friend has a particular difficulty in mind, perhaps he would write to me.