Written question asked by Philip Hollobone (Conservative) on Tuesday, 29 November 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 1 December 2005. It was answered by Baroness Harman (Labour) on Monday, 5 December 2005 on behalf of the Department for Constitutional Affairs.

General Election (Kettering)

Question: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs why the complete marked register for Kettering constituency from the 2005 General Election is not yet available.

Answer: Pickfords Records Management, who administer the supply of copies of the marked registers, have informed us that after receiving notice on 21 November 2005 that the marked register for Kettering was not complete, located the missing pages on 25 November 2005. These are now being processed.The missing pages were located in a sack of election documents, separate from the bulk of the marked register. Guidance was issued to returning officers before the 5 May General Election, that marked registers should be stored in the first numbered sack only.

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