§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many different types of electoral registration form are currently available in England and Wales; and what proposals he has to standardise them.
§ Mr. Peter LloydElectoral registration officers may choose whether to conduct a postal or personal canvass and so different versions of the electoral registration form, form A, are available. An English and Welsh bilingual version is also available. Some electoral registration officers produce their own forms, adapted to suit local requirements. However, the content of all these forms is broadly the same. Information on the number of locally produced registration forms is not held centrally. Separate forms are used for the registration of service electors, overseas electors and voluntary mental patients. A working group will be looking at electoral registration forms as part of the post-election review.
§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will bring forward proposals to increase the time scale for returning completed postal or proxy voting forms for elections.
§ Mr. Peter LloydI refer the hon. Member to the reply given to a question from the hon. Member for Wakefield (Mr. Hinchliffe) on 29 October, at column768.