HC Deb 01 February 1999 vol 324 c430W
Mr. Vaz

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to amend the law on electoral registration. [68796]

Mr. George Howarth

My Working Party on Electoral Procedures has recommended to my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary that he should introduce legislation to provide a rolling electoral registration scheme. We are working up detailed proposals and examining other possible changes to the registration system.