§ Mr. David Howellasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will state in tabular form the name of each non-metropolitan district or metropolitan district for which he has received the final proposals for future electoral arrangements from the Local Government Boundary Commission for England between 1st November 1976 and 1st November 1978; and for each of the above, the date on which the proposals were submitted to him and the date, where appropriate, on which he signed each order under section 51(2) of the Local Government Act 1972 giving effect to the proposals;
(2) on what date he received the final report from the Local Government Boundary Commission for England on its proposals for future electoral arrangements for the district of Barnsley; and on whate date he proposes to make the necessary order under section 51(2) of the Local Government Act 1972 giving effect to the changes involved;
(3) on what dates he received the final reports from the Local Government Boundary Commission for England on its proposals for future electoral arrangements for the districts of Manchester, Tameside, Oldham, Bury and Sefton, respectively; and on what date he proposes to make the necessary orders under section 51(2) of the Local Government 593W Act 1972 giving effect to the changes involved;
(4) on what dates he received the final reports from the Local Government Boundary Commission for England on its proposals for future electoral arrangements for the districts of Durham, Sedge-field, and Wear Valley, respectively; and on what date he proposes to make the necessary order under section 51(2) of the Local Government Act 1972 giving effect to the changes involved;
(5) on what dates he received the final reports from the Local Government Boundary Commission for England on its proposals for future electoral arrangements for the districts of Derby and
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NON-METROPOLITAN DISTRICTS District Report submitted Order made North Hertfordshire … … … … … 12th November 1976 10th August 1977 Wear Valley … … … … … 12th November 1976 South Norfolk … … … … … 26th November 1976 11th February 1977 West Derbyshire … … … … … 30th November 1976 7th March 1977 Nuneaton … … … … … 8th December 1976 21st April 1977 Melton … … … … … 7th January 1977 21st April 1977 Oadby and Wigston … … … … … 14th January 1977 20th April 1977 Crawley … … … … … 1st February 1977 5th August 1977 Scarborough … … … … … 2nd February 1977 2nd June 1977 Stratford-on-Avon … … … … … 7th February 1977 6th August 1977 West Devon … … … … … 11th February 1977 13th May 1977 Chichester … … … … … 16th February 1977 13th May 1977 Purbeck … … … … … 3rd March 1977 21st June 1977 Broadland … … … … … 4th March 1977 6th August 1977 East Staffordshire … … … … … 8th March 1977 21st June 1977 Bromsgrove … … … … … 18 March 1977 24th July 1977 Bracknell … … … … … 31st March 1977 24th July 1977 Tiverton … … … … … 4th April 1977 24th July 1977 Gosport … … … … … 21st April 1977 25th October 1978 South Hams … … … … … 22nd April 1977 24th July 1977 Norwich … … … … … 25th April 1977 24th July 1977 Newcastle-under-Lyme … … … … … 4th May 1977 Rutland … … … … … 6th May 1977 14th November 1977 High Peak … … … … … 9th May 1977 16th November 1977 South Kesteven … … … … … 20th May 1977 15th January 1978 Oxford … … … … … 24th May 1977 15th November 1977 South Staffordshire … … … … … 1st June 1977 5th December 1977 North East Derbyshire … … … … … 20th June 1977 North Kesteven … … … … … 29th June 1977 6th November 1977 Gravesham … … … … … 5th July 1977 16th November 1977 Richmondshire … … … … … 8th July 1977 14th October 1977 Durham … … … … … 15th July 1977 Erewash … … … … … 18th July 1977 30th August 1978 Selby … … … … … 29th July 1977 15th January 1978 Derby … … … … … 1st August 1977 10th November 1978 Vale of White Horse … … … … … 4th August 1977 24th January 1978 Chester … … … … … 4th August 1977 24th January 1978 Mid Suffolk … … … … … 8th August 1977 15th January 1978 Wyre Forest … … … … … 12th August 1977 12th October 1978 Basildon … … … … … 16th August 1977 24th January 1978 Penwith … … … … … 17th August 1977 18th October 1978 Wychavon … … … … … 31st August 1977 15th January 1978 Cherwell … … … … … 31st August 1977 9th October 1978 Teignbridge … … … … … 20th September 1977 15th January 1978 Adur … … … … … 20th September 1977 28th September 1978 Hastings … … … … … 7th October 1977 14th March 1978 Chesterfield … … … … … 21st October 1977 26th October 1978 Cotswold … … … … … 1st November 1977 28th September 1978 St. Albans … … … … … 4th November 1977 North-East Derbyshire, respectively; and on what date he proposes to make the necessary order under section 51(2) of the Local Government Act 1972 giving effect to the changes involved;
(6) on what date he received the final report from the Local Government Boundary Commission for England on its proposals for future electoral arrangements for the district of Amber Valley; and on what date he proposes to make the necessary order under section 51(2) of the Local Government Act 1972 giving effect to the changes involved.
§ Mr. JohnThe information requested is as follows:
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NON-METROPOLITAN DISTRICTS—continued District Report submitted Order made Amber Valley … … … … … 9th November 1977 10th November 1978 South Holland … … … … … 14th November 1977 21st March 1978 Macclesfield … … … … … 28th November 1977 28th September 1978 Bolsover … … … … … 28th November 1977 12th October 1978 West Lindsey … … … … … 13th December 1977 12th July 1978 North Cornwall … … … … … 20th December 1977 Allerdale … … … … … 5th January 1978 21st August 1978 Carrick … … … … … 12th January 1978 15th September 1978 Carlisle … … … … … 12th January 1978 Dover … … … … … 17th January 1978 Copeland … … … … … 18th January 1978 9th October 1978 North Norfolk … … … … … 23rd January 1978 28th September 1978 Ipswich … … … … … 25th January 1978 28th September 1978 Kerrier … … … … … 27th January 1978 14th September 1978 Hove … … … … … 30th January 1978 23rd May 1978 St. Edmundsbury … … … … … 3rd February 1978 21st August 1978 Sedgefield … … … … … 3rd February 1978 South Lakeland … … … … … 2nd August 1978 9th November 1978 The Wrekin … … … … … 3rd August 1978 6th November 1978 Wokingham … … … … … 9th August 1978 10th November 1978 Breckland … … … … … 11th August 1978 10th November 1978 Grimsby … … … … … 31st August 1978 9th November 1978 Northampton … … … … … 6th September 1978 16th November 1978 Hambleton … … … … … 19th September 1978 Weymouth and Portland … … … … … 2nd October 1978 Torridge … … … … … 3rd October 1978 Lincoln … … … … … 12th October 1978 Plymouth … … … … … 18th October 1978 Bournemouth … … … … … 20th October 1978 Christchurch … … … … … 26th October 1978 East Devon … … … … … 26th October 1978 Leominster … … … … … 26th October 1978 Rugby … … … … … 30th October 1978 Easington … … … … … 31st October 1978 Horsham … … … … … 31st October 1978 Shepway … … … … … 31st October 1978 Worthing … … … … … 31st October 1978 Forest Heath … … … … … 1st November 1978
METROPOLITAN DISTRICTS District Report submitted Order made Sandwell … … … … … … 30th December 1976 22nd April 1978 Tameside … … … … … … 21st June 1977 Oldham … … … … … … 15th July 1977 9th November 1978 Sefton … … … … … … 8th August 1977 Solihull … … … … … … 17th August 1977 26th October 1978 Manchester … … … … … … 26th September 1977 Barnsley … … … … … … 11th November 1977 26th October 1978 Bury … … … … … … 24th January 1978 Doncaster … … … … … … 14th August 1978 Bolton … … … … … … 12th September 1978 Trafford … … … … … … 20th October 1978 Calderdale … … … … … … 31st October 1978 Rotherham … … … … … … 31st October 1978 A statutory minimum period of six weeks must elapse between the submission of a report and the making of the order. It is not possible to say precisely when future orders will be made but, as my right hon. Friend announced on 24th October, no orders to come into effect for the May 1978 elections will be made after 15th December 1978.—[Vol. 955, c. 871-3.]
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