asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many claims for a vote were submitted in each of the electoral registration areas in Scotland following the compilation of 1977's electoral register.

I regret that this information is not available.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what publicity the Scottish Information Office is planning in order to maximise public awareness of the need to check the draft electoral registers when they become available to ensure that their names will be on the new electoral rolls.

Each year the Scottish Information Office arranges press and television publicity for this purpose in relation to the period from 28th November to 16th December when the draft electoral registers are open for claims and objections.