§ Mr. Ray Powellasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, further to the reply to the hon. Member for Dundee, East (Mr. Wilson) Official Report, 2 July, c. 571–72, what steps he is taking to ensure an early announcement of the Parliamentary Boundary Commission for Wales, especially in regard to the community council areas in Ogwr borough and of the county of Mid-Glamorgan electoral areas within the Ogmore constituency; and when he expects to be able to indicate the new parliamentary area of Ogmore.
§ Mr. BrittanWe expect to announce very shortly the new membership of the Parliamentary Boundary Commission for Wales. As the commission has not yet commenced its general review, we cannot say when it is likely to publish provisional recommendations for any particular constituency. Under the present provisions, however, the commission is obliged to submit reports on its reviews of both Westminister and European Parliament constituencies in Wales by May 1984.
§ Dr Edmund Marshallasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department by what percentage the level of fees payable to the assistant commissioners to the Parliamentary Boundary Commissions was increased for 1980–81 compared with 1979–80.
§ Mr. BrittanThese fees, which had been unchanged since 1 January 1978, were increased by 53 per cent. with effect from 1 January 1980 and by a further 7 per cent. with effect from 1 April 1980.
§ Dr. Edmund Marshallasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many local inquiries were held by the Parliamentary Boundary Commission for England during the year 1979–80.
§ Mr. BrittanI understand that the Parliamentary Boundary Commission for England held 15 local inquiries during the financial year 1979x2013;80.