§ Mr. Michael SpicerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will amend the legislation regarding the compilation of electoral registers to allow errors made by council employees during the preparation of the lists to be corrected.
§ Mr. Peter LloydProvision is made in the Representation of the People Regulations 1986 for errors made during the compilation of the electors lists by the electoral registration officer to be corrected either before or after publication of the electoral register on 15 February.
§ Mr. Tony BanksTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much was spent by his 119W Department in the last financial year on campaigns to secure greater electoral registration in (a) the United Kingdom and (b) overseas.
§ Mr. Peter LloydA total of £627,000 was spent in England and Wales in 1991–92 on the annual advertising campaign to encourage people to register to vote. There was no advertising campaign in 1991–92 to encourage overseas electors to register, but £1,210 was spent on updating posters.
Expenditure on publicity in Scotland and Northern Ireland is the responsibility of my right hon. Friends the Secretaries of State for Scotland and for Northern Ireland respectively.