HC Deb 20 December 1999 vol 341 cc372-3W
Mr. Greenway

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what estimate he has made of the number of British citizens eligible to register as overseas electors; [102517]

(2) what estimate he has made of the number of British citizens resident outside the UK who have resided outside the UK for more than 20 years; [102515]

(3) what estimate he has made of the number of British citizens eligible to register as overseas electors who have resided outside the United Kingdom for (a) five years or less and (b) more than five years, but less than (i) 10 years, (ii) 15 years and (iii) 20 years. [102516]

Mr. Mike O'Brien

British citizens resident abroad are not required to give us details of their length of stay or their eligibility to register as voters. The information is, therefore, not available.