HC Deb 21 July 1987 vol 120 c121W
Mr. Tony Banks

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many cases of personation in the most recent general election are known to his Department.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

One apparent case of personation has been brought to our attention by my hon. Friend the Member for Meriden (Mr. Mills). Information about the number of persons prosecuted for this offence in 1987 will not be available until the end of next year.

Housing Revenue Account Income Amounts (£ million) [at 1987–88 prices using GDP deflators]
Area 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88
Scotland 900.749 899.704 868.918 840.438 795.218 797.565 762.954 761.874 760.819
Berwickshire 3.757 3.813 3.507 3.221 3.035 2.917 2.888 2.417 2.342
Ettrick and Lauderdale 5,343 3.389 4.790 4.252 3.859 3.979 3.953 3.350 3.347