HC Deb 22 July 1976 vol 915 cc528-9W
27. Mr. MacGregor

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether, in the light of recent increases in population in certain areas, he will seek to amend the Representation of the People Acts to provide for more frequent Boundary Commission inquiries and reports.

Mr. John

No. Parliament decided on the present 10- to 15-year intervals between general reviews by the four Parliamentary Boundary Commissions to avoid the confusion and inconvenience that had previously resulted from more frequent reviews.