§ Mr. DarlingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the total number of persons registered in Scotland on(a) an electoral register and (b) community charge register.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonOPCS Monitor (EL 92/1) published on 2 April 1992 shows the total number of parliamentary electors in Scotland, including attainers, service voters and voluntary patients, on the 1992 electoral registers as 3,929,112. The publication date for the registers is 16 February 1992. The total number of persons on the community charge register in Scotland, as at 1 June 1991 was 3,834,276.
§ Mr. DarlingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will mount a major campaign to promote electoral registration in conjunction with local authorities in Scotland.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonMy right hon. Friend is satisfied that the significant sums currently spent on publicity for electoral registration purposes represent good value for money. For 1992–93 the campaign budget for electoral registration publicity is £48,000.