asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many letters he has received in the last 12 months about the voting rights of citizens of the Republic of Ireland resident in Great Britain.

Twenty-one.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he has any plans to alter the present right of Irish citizens to enter Great Britain under the special arrangements.

I have no plans to alter the arrangements under which the Republic of Ireland, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man and the United Kingdom together form a common travel area.