§ 117. Mr. Alpassasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make available at the Vote Office or in the Library copies of the proposals of the Parliamentary Boundary Commissioners.
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§ Mr. EdeNotices of the Boundary Commission's provisional recommendations have appeared in local newspapers circulating in all the constituencies affected, and copies of these notices, together with maps, have been made available for inspection in the offices of the local authorities concerned. The chief party agents have also received copies. In view of the steps which have been taken to secure wide publicity for their proposals and of the fact that, at this stage, their recommendations are provisional and subject to amendment in the light of objections which may be raised, the Boundary Commission have taken the view—in which I concur—that there would be no advantage in placing copies of the newspaper notices or maps in the Library. Moreover, I am confident that hon. Members will recognise that their rights in this matter are no greater than those of their possible prospective opponents.