Given the situation in Northern Ireland that has already been referred to, where the current state of the electoral register is so bad that it is estimated that only about 70% of people who should be on the register are on the register accurately, will the hon. Gentleman ensure that lessons are learned from Northern Ireland and that efforts will be made in conjunction with the Electoral Commission there to ensure that something is done urgently?

Given the situation in Northern Ireland that has already been referred to, where the current state of the electoral register is so bad that it is estimated that only about 70% of people who should be on the register are on the register accurately, will the hon. Gentleman ensure that lessons are learned from Northern Ireland and that efforts will be made in conjunction with the Electoral Commission there to ensure that something is done urgently?

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many attitudinal surveys have been carried out by (a) Ulster Marketing Services and (b) Milward Brown Ulster which included research into voting intentions on behalf of the Department in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many attitudinal surveys have been carried out by (a) Ulster Marketing Services and (b) Milward Brown Ulster which included research into voting intentions on behalf of the Department in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will publish the material relating to attitudinal research carried out by (a) Ulster Marketing Services and (b) Milward Brown Ulster on behalf of the Department in each year since 1997. - Disproportionate cost.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will publish the material relating to attitudinal research carried out by (a) Ulster Marketing Services and (b) Milward Brown Ulster on behalf of the Department in each year since 1997. - Disproportionate cost.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many decisions in the EU Council of Ministers have been taken by qualified majority voting in the past two years; and in how many cases the UK was in a minority.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many decisions in the EU Council of Ministers have been taken by qualified majority voting in the past two years; and in how many cases the UK was in a minority.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many times the UK has exercised its veto in the EU Council of Ministers in each year since 1997. - Inc fact that neither the EU's nor HM Government keeps records.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many times the UK has exercised its veto in the EU Council of Ministers in each year since 1997. - Inc fact that neither the EU's nor HM Government keeps records.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many spoiled ballot papers there were in each district council area in Northern Ireland in the (a) most recent and (b) 1997 local elections. - Including table.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many spoiled ballot papers there were in each district council area in Northern Ireland in the (a) most recent and (b) 1997 local elections. - Including table.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many spoiled ballot papers were received in each constituency in Northern Ireland at the (a) 2001 and (b) 1997 general election. - Including table.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many spoiled ballot papers were received in each constituency in Northern Ireland at the (a) 2001 and (b) 1997 general election. - Including table.