§ Mr. Madelasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects the Boundary Commission to report on county council ward boundaries in Bedfordshire.
§ Mr. WhitelawThe Local Government Boundary Commission for England is statutorily precluded from commencing its initial review of a county's electoral arrangements until orders have been278W made providing new electoral arrangements for every district in the county. In the case of Bedfordshire, I have not yet received the Commission's report proposing new arrangements for the borough of North Bedfordshire and it is therefore not possible for me to say when the Commission is likely to report on new arrangements for the county.