Examination of Witnesses (Question Number
220)
DR ROGER
MORTIMORE AND
DR STUART
WILKS-HEEG
9 SEPTEMBER 2010
Q220 Chair: Thank you very much.
Would you like to sum up, in terms of anything that you wished
you had been asked but weren't or particular points of emphasis
that you'd like to leave with the Committee on the whole field
of registration? Dr Wilks-Heeg?
Dr Wilks-Heeg: I think I've had
the opportunity to cover most areas. I think what I would probably
want to reinforce is that there are very stark contrasts emerging
in registration levels in different parts of the country. We'll
know more about that after the 2011 Census, and I do think it
would be preferable if we were in a situation where that detail
could be fed into this very important boundary review process.
Chair: Dr Mortimore?
Dr Mortimore: Yes, I think all
I would add is that we are still in rather a state of ignorance
at the moment. We do not know a great deal about the state of
the registers. We've tried to find out what we can, but a lot
of this is educated guesswork.
Chair: Thank you very much for your time
this morning—fascinating evidence. Thank you so much indeed
for coming along.
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