Electoral Register (Hansard, 3 May 1988)

§ Mr. Andrew Welsh
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish for each English and Welsh constituency the numerical and percentage change of the number of people on the electoral register between February 1987 and February 1988.

§ Mrs. Currie
A table giving the information requested has been placed in the Library.

§ Mr. Andrew Welsh
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the 1985-based forecast for the expected percentage change of the number of people on the electoral register between mid-1987 and mid-1988 in(a) Wales, and (b) England.

§ Mrs. Currie
Forecasts of the changes in the number of people on the electoral register from one year to another are not prepared centrally. However the mid-1985-based projections of the resident population aged 17 years and over—which includes some people ineligible for electoral purposes—suggest that the percentage change between mid-1987 and mid-1988 would be approximately 0.5 per cent. for both Wales and England.

§ Mr. Andrew Welsh
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what he expects the percentage increase to be of the number of people on the electoral register in(a) Wales, and (b) England for each of the next five years.

§ Mrs. Currie
The mid-1985 based projections of the resident population suggest the following changes over the next five years.
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Mid year to mid year period Percentage increase in resident population aged 17+

(a) Wales

1987–88 0.5

1988–89 0.2

1989–90 0.2

1990–91 0.1

1991–92 0.0

1992–93 0.0

(b) England

1987–88 0.5

1988–89 0.4

1989–90 0.3

1990–91 0.2

1991–92 0.1

1992–93 0.0

Mid year to mid year period	Percentage increase in resident population aged 17+
(a) Wales
1987–88	0.5
1988–89	0.2
1989–90	0.2
1990–91	0.1
1991–92	0.0
1992–93	0.0
(b) England
1987–88	0.5
1988–89	0.4
1989–90	0.3
1990–91	0.2
1991–92	0.1
1992–93	0.0