§ Mr. Harry BarnesTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what are his estimates of the numbers of potential first-time voters in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Dundee who failed to submit their names and addresses for entry on current electoral registers.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe estimated numbers are approximately 2,200 in Glasgow, 1,800 in Edinburgh, 1,000 in Aberdeen and 1,000 in Dundee. These 6,000 represent 29 per cent. of the estimate of 16 and 17-year-olds eligible to be included in the registers for those cities. This is the same percentage as in both 1988 and 1987.