§ Mr. Allan StewartTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what information he has as to how many citizens of the Republic of Ireland occupy public sector housing in Scotland.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 22 December 1988]: This information is not collected centrally.
§ Mr. Allan StewartTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is his estimate of the number of citizens of the Republic of Ireland whose names are on electoral registers in Scotland.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 22 December 1988]: There is no requirement for the nationality of an elector to be entered in the electoral register. My right hon. learned Friend has made no estimate of the number of citizens of the Republic of Ireland whose names are on electoral registers in Scotland, but table 2 in the country of birth volume of census 1981 Scotland shows that some 26,500 such citizens aged 16 and over were resident in Scotland at that time.