§ Mr. Pikeasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he has received any further recommendations from the Boundary Commission regarding minor review proposals for parliamentary constituency boundaries; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggWe have not received any further reports from the parliamentary boundary commissions since the English commission submitted a report on 40 constituencies on 9 February 1987. In that report the commission said that it would submit a separate report on two constituencies which had been the subject of a local inquiry in February 1987.I understand that this report will be submitted very shortly. The English commission informed us on 10 December 1986 of an interim review of 55 constituencies, including Burnley. I understand that a report on 53 of these 55 constituencies will be submitted in a few weeks. The Parliamentary Boundary Commission for Wales informed us of an interim review of 21 Welsh constituencies on 17 February 1986 and I understand that a report on this review is also expected within the next few weeks.