§ Mr. Haynesasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will list the 1981 electorates for the proposed constituencies provisionally recommended by the Boundary Commission for England in its current general review for the county of Lincolnshire, and as contained in its revised recommendations for Cheshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Shropshire and Staffordshire.
§ Dr. McDonaldasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will list the 1981 electorates for the proposed constituencies provisionally recommended by the Boundary Commission for England in its current general review for the county of Buckinghamshire, and as contained in its revised recommendations for Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent and Surrey.
§ Mr. Terry Davisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will list the 1981 electorates for the proposed constituencies provisionally recommended by the Boundary Commission for England in its current general review for the counties of Gloucestershire, Hereford and Worcester, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire and West Midlands.
§ Mr. MayhewWe are obtaining this information and will publish it in theOfficial Report.
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§ Mr. Roperasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing, where applicable, for each county in England and Wales and for each London borough, the date on which the Boundary Commission published its provisional recommendation, the date on which the local inquiries were held and the date on which the report of the inquiries and revised recommendations were made.
§ Mr. MayhewProvisional recommendations for all 36 constituencies in Wales are published today. The information requested about the work of the Boundary Commission for England is as follows:
- (a) The Boundary Commission has published provisional recommendations in respect of the following counties and London boroughs.
County/London Borough Date of Publication Avon 13 November 1980 Bedfordshire 24 July 1980 Berkshire 8 January 1981 Buckinghamshire 12 February 1981 Cambridgeshire 5 February 1981 Cornwall 15 January 1981 Devon 18 September 1980 Dorset 5 February 1981 East Sussex 13 November 1980 Gloucestershire 13 November 1980 Greater Manchester 25 June 1981 Hampshire 24 July 1980 Hillingdon 14 June 1979 Isle of Wight 24 July 1980 Kingston upon Thames 14 June 1979 Leicestershire 26 March 1981 Lincolnshire 28 August 1980 Merseyside 28 May 1981 Merton 14 June 1979 Northamptonshire 18 September 1980 Oxfordshire 12 February 1981 Redbridge 14 June 1979 South Yorkshire 20 November 1980 Suffolk 8 January 1981 Tyne and Wear 2 April 1981 West Midlands 2 April 1981 West Sussex 8 January 1981 West Yorkshire 28 May 1981 Wiltshire 15 January 1981
- (b) The commission has published provisional recommendations and held local inquiries in respect of the following counties and London boroughs.
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County/London Borough Date of Publication of Provisional Recommendations Date of Inquiry Barking and Dagenham 14 June 1979 5 February 1980 Barnet 14 June 1979 *22 June 1981 Bexley 14 June 1979 23 September 1980 Brent 14 June 1979 30 June 1980 Bromley 14 June 1979 3 July 1980 Camden 14 June 1979 22 July 1980 Cleveland 20 January 1977 4 July 1977 Croydon 14 June 1979 1 July 1980 Ealing 14 June 1979 17 July 1980 Enfield 28 August 1980 15 January 1981 Greenwich 14 June 1979 15 September 1980 Hackney 14 June 1979 6 February 1980 Hammersmith and Fulham 14 June 1979 1 July 1980
County/London Borough Date of Publication of Provisional Recommendations Date of Inquiry Haringey 14 June 1979 19 June 1980 Harrow 14 June 1979 7 July 1980 Havering 14 June 1979 13 February 1980 Hounslow 14 June 1979 13 February 1980 Humberside 12 June 1980 9 December 1980 Islington 14 June 1979 26 February 1980 Kensington and Chelsea 14 June 1979 23 June 1980 Lambeth 14 June 1979 9 July 1980 Lewisham 14 June 1979 19 February 1980 Newham 14 June 1979 7 July 1980 North Yorkshire 26 June 1980 1 April 1981 Northumberland 23 February 1978 9 January 1979 Richmond upon Thames 14 June 1979 30 June 1980 Somerset 12 May 1977 18 October 1977 Southwark 14 June 1979 10 July 1980 Sutton 14 June 1979 12 February 1980 (d) The commission has published provisional recommendations, held local inquiries and published revised recommendations in respect of the following counties.
County Date of Publication of Provisional Recommendations Date of Inquiry Date of Publication of Revised Recommendations Cheshire 14 June 1979 30 October 1979 22 May 1980 Cumbria 12 June 1980 2 December 1980 11 June 1981 Derbyshire 28 June 1979 11 March 1980 25 September 1980 Essex 11 May 1978 13 March 1979 *21 February 1980 Hertfordshire 14 June 1979 4 December 1979 25 September 1980 Kent 28 June 1979 15 January 1980 7 August 1980 Lancashire 12 May 1977 20 September 1977 15 February 1979 Norfolk 19 June 1980 6 January 1981 11 June 1981 Nottinghamshire 23 September 1976 24 January 1977 28 April 1977 Shropshire 14 June 1979 6 November 1979 15 May 1980 Staffordshire 6 September 1979 19 February 1980 18 September 1980 Surrey 22 November 1979 24 June 1980 30 October 1980 * Second inquiry into revised recommendations held on 4 November 1980. Modified recommendations published on 12 March 1981.