§ Mr. Nicholas WintertonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will calculate the proportion of(a) United Kingdom residents and (b) council tax payers who do not have the right to vote in local authority elections; if he will calculate the total amount of council tax revenue received from residents who do not have the right to vote in local authority elections; and if he will list the 20 local authorities in receipt of the highest proportion of revenue from residents not entitled to vote. [41143]
§ Dr. WhiteheadThe information necessary to make the calculations is not available centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. DismoreTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what plans he has to make voting from overseas easier for UK diplomatic staff, with specific reference to voting by post; and if he will make a statement. [41167]
§ Dr. WhiteheadRegulations, approved by Parliament, were introduced in February 2001 to allow all overseas voters, including those serving in British diplomatic posts, to vote by post if they so wish.