May I help the hon. Gentleman by clearing up the reason for the fall in registration in Northern Ireland? It is fairly well established that, in the first instance, there was a significant reduction because some people should not have been on the register in the first place. In subsequent years, there was a lesser reduction because of annual registration.
Electoral Administration Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Peter Robinson
(Democratic Unionist Party)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 11 January 2006.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Electoral Administration Bill 2005-06.
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