HC Deb 09 June 2004 vol 422 c449W
Lady Hermon

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what funding has been made available, and from what sources, to the Electoral Office for the production and distribution of Electoral Identity Cards. [176961]

Mr. Spellar

The funding, made available by the Northern Ireland Office, for the production and distribution of the Electoral Identity Card is as follows:

£ million
Budget Spend
2002–03 1.78 1.16
2003–04 1 0.83
Total 2.78 1.99

The spend to date in the current financial year—2004–05—is £41,000. The budget is £100,000.

Lady Hermon

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what steps the Electoral Office is taking to ensure that those in residential care in Northern Ireland are not disenfranchised through the omission of their names from the electoral register. [176969]

Mr. Spellar

This issue is an operational matter and is, therefore, the responsibility of the Chief Electoral Officer. He will be writing to the hon. Lady in due course.

A copy of the letter will be placed in the Library.

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