§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in theOfficial Report the cost of compiling the electoral register in Scotland in each of the last five years for which information is available.
§ Mr. RifkindThe information given in the table is the best available. Some authorities do not distinguish between expenditure on registration of electors and expenditure on lands valuation, both being services provided by the regional or islands assessor.
Year £000 1983–841 2,348 1984–851 3,489 1985–862 3,432 1986–873 4,254 1987–884 4,898 1 Final Outturn. 2 Near Final Outturn. 3 Provisional Outturn. 4 Budget Estimates.
§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in theOfficial Report the number of adults in Scotland whose names appear on the electoral register for the latest year in which information is available.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonI refer the hon. Member to table 2 in the "Office of Population Censuses and Surveys Monitor EL 87/1" issued on 22 April 1987, a copy of which is in the Library.