§ Mr. WyattTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he will issue guidelines to local authorities for production of the 2002–03 electoral registers with special reference to legislative changes regarding opting out.
§ Dr. WhiteheadI have been asked to reply.
274WWe intend, subject to parliamentary approval, to make regulations on the edited electoral register before next spring, which will be followed by the Electoral Commission issuing guidance to electoral registration officers.