§ Mr. David Howellasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in the light of the recent decision by the Local Government Boundary Commission to suspend all work on reviews pending the outcome of an appeal against a High 241W Court judgment, what action he proposes to take to safeguard the timetable of local government boundary revisions against disruption and delay.
§ Mr. Merlyn ReesPending the outcome of the appeal, I do not propose to take any action. The Commission's programme of other work is not affected by its decision to suspend work on electoral reviews.