§ Mr. Gourlayasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what action he proposes to take regarding the electoral boundaries consequent upon the formation of the new Forth Region as designated in Schedule 1 to the Local Government (Scotland) Bill.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellThe size of the Forth Regional Council will be reduced by the number of seats which had been allocated to the Fife districts. The published draft electoral proposals for the districts remaining in the Forth Region remain unaltered, subject to reappraisal by the advisory committee in the light of representations made to my Department.
Revised draft electoral schemes for the districts within their areas of responsibility were sent to the Fife authorities on 15th March. These provide for a regional council of 34 members, the sizes of the district councils remaining unchanged, and will be considered by the advisory committee together with all relevant observations and objections received by 27th April.