HC Deb 02 February 1981 vol 998 c60W
Mr. Geoffrey Johnson Smith

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the areas or divisions for which the Boundary Commission has published provisional recommendations for new constituency boundaries; and if he will indicate for each area or division whether the commission has published revised recommendations.

Mr. Rifkind

The commission has published its provisional recommendations for 39 parliamentary constituencies in the following regions and islands areas:

Region

  • Borders
  • Central
  • Dumfries and Galloway
  • Fife
  • Grampian
  • Highland
  • Lothian
  • Tayside

Islands area

  • Orkney
  • Shetland
  • Western Isles

No revised recommendations have been published for any region or islands area.