§ Lord Aveburyasked Her Majesty's Government:
What consultations they intend holding with Bermuda, following the Boundaries Commission report, before submitting the draft Order in Council giving effect to its recommendations to the Privy Council. [HL1305]
§ Baroness AmosThe draft Order in Council, together with an explanatory note, was published in the Bermuda press on 29 November to draw its terms to the attention of as many people as possible in Bermuda and to allow any comments or representations to be made. The draft order was also sent to the Premier and Leader of the Opposition on 25 November. The Premier and the Leader of the Opposition in Bermuda have confirmed their agreement to the text of the draft order and their wish that it should be given legal effect as soon as possible. It is still open to people in Bermuda to make representations. I shall take a view in mid-February whether to submit the draft order to the Privy Council on 27 February.