§ 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. MayhewThe information requested about the work of the Boundary Commissions for England and Wales is as follows:
421W(c) The English Commission has published provisional recommendations and held local inquiries in respect of the following counties, metropolitan and London boroughs:
County/Borough Date of publication of provisional recommendations Date of inquiry Avon 13 November 1980 10 November 1981 Barnet 14 June 1979 *22 June 1981 Bedfordshire 24 July 1980 21 July 1981 Berkshire 8 January 1981 30 November 1981 Birmingham 2 April 1981 5 January 1982 Bolton 25 June 1981 19 January 1982 Bradford 28 May 1981 19 January 1982 Brent 14 June 1979 30 June 1980 Buckinghamshire 12 February 1981 8 December 1981 Bury 25 June 1981 22 January 1982 Calderdale 28 May 1981 5 January 1982 Cambridgeshire 5 February 1981 15 December 1981 Cleveland 20 January 1977 4 July 1977 Cornwall 15 January 1981 10 November 1981 Coventry 2 April 1981 17 December 1981 Devon 18 September 1980 8 September 1981 Dorset 5 February 1981 2 December 1981 Dudley 2 April 1981 20 January 1982 Gloucestershire 13 November 1980 29 October 1981 Greenwich 14 June 1979 15 September 1980 Hampshire 24 July 1980 14 December 1981 Harrow 14 June 1979 7 July 1980 Havering 14 June 1979 13 February 1980 Kensington and Chelsea 14 June 1979 23 June 1980 Kirklees 28 May 1981 12 January 1982 Knowsley 28 May 1981 28 January 1982 Leeds 28 May 1981 9 February 1982 Leicestershire 26 March 1981 8 December 1981 Lincolnshire 28 August 1980 22 September 1981 Liverpool 28 May 1981 25 January 1982 Manchester 25 June 1981 †l7 February 1982 Northumberland 23 February 1978 9 January 1979 Oldham 25 June 1981 †5 January 1982 Rochdale 25 June 1981 †5 January 1982 St. Helens 28 May 1981 14 January 1982 Salford 25 June 1981 †l7 February 1982 Sandwell 2 April 1981 19 January 1982 Sefton 28 May 1981 4 February 1982 Solihull 2 April 1981 15 December 1981 Somerset 12 May 1977 18 October 1977 Southwark 14 June 1979 10 July 1980 Stockport 25 June 1981 †2 February 1982 Suffolk 8 January 1981 21 October 1981 Tameside 25 June 1981 †2 February 1982 Tower Hamlets 14 June 1979 26 June 1980 Trafford 25 June 1981 †17 February 1982 Tyne and Wear 2 April 1981 8 December 1981 Wakefield 28 May 1981 28 January 1982 Walsall 2 April 1981 9 December 1981 Wandsworth 14 June 1979 6 March 1980 Warwickshire 15 May 1980 25 November 1980 West Sussex 8 January 1981 3 November 1981 Wigan 25 June 1981 †l7 February 1982 Wiltshire 15 January 1981 17 November 1981 Wirral 28 May 1981 12 January 1982 * Second inquiry into provisonal recommendations. † Joint inquiries were held into the provisional recommendations for Manchester, Trafford, Salford and Wigan; Oldham and Rochdale, and Stockport and Tameside. (d) The English Commission has published provisional recommendations, held local inquiries and published revised recommendations in respect of the following counties, metropolitan and London boroughs:
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County/Borough Date of Publication of Provisional Recommendations Date if inquiry Date of Publication of Revised Recommendations Barking and Dagenham 14 June 1979 5 February 1980 8 October 1981 Barnsley 20 November 1980 6 October 1981 4 March 1982 Bexley 14 June 1979 23 September 1980 8 October 1981 Bromley 14 June 1979 3 July 1980 8 October 1981 Camden 14 June 1979 22 July 1980 8 October 1981 Cheshire 14 June 1979 30 October 1979 22 May 1980 Croydon 14 June 1979 1 July 1980 8 October 1981
County/Borough Date of Publication of Provisional Recommendations Date if inquiry Date of Publication of Revised Recommendations Cumbria 12 June 1980 2 December 1980 11 June 1981 Derbyside 28 June 1979 11 March 1980 25 September 1980 Doncaster 20 November 1980 27 October 1981 4 March 1982 Durham 26 June 1980 7 July 1981 26 November 1981 Eating 14 June 1979 17 July 1980 8 October 1981 East Sussex 13 November 1980 22 September 1981 4 March 1982 Enfield 28 August 1980 15 January 1981 8 October 1981 Essex 11 May 1978 13 March 1979 *21 February 1980 Hackney 14 June 1979 6 February 1980 8 October 1981 Hammersmith and Fulham 14 June 1979 1 July 1980 8 October 1981 Haringey 14 June 1979 19 June 1980 8 October 1981 Hereford and Worcester 28 August 1980 7 July 1981 26 November 1981 Hertfordshire 14 June 1979 4 December 1979 25 September 1980 Hounslow 14 June 1979 13 February 1980 8 October 1981 Humberside 12 June 1980 9 December 1980 3 September 1981 Islington 14 June 1979 26 February 1980 8 October 1981 Kent 28 June 1979 15 January 1980 7 August 1980 Lambeth 14 June 1979 9 July 1980 8 October 1981 Lancashire 12 May 1977 20 September 1977 15 February 1979 Lewisham 14 June 1979 19 February 1980 8 October 1981 Newham 14 June 1979 7 July 1980 8 October 1981 Norfolk 19 June 1980 6 January 1981 11 June 1981 Northamptonshire 18 September 1980 27 October 1981 4 March 1982 North Yorkshire 26 June 1980 1 April 1981 15 October 1981 Nottinghamshire 23 September 1976 24 January 1977 28 April 1977 Oxfordshire 12 February 1981 3 November 1981 4 March 1982 Richmond upon Thames 14 June 1979 30 June 1980 8 October 1981 Rotherham 20 November 1980 8 October 1981 4 March 1982 Sheffield 20 November 1980 20 October 1981 4 March 1982 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 Sutton 14 June 1979 12 February 1980 8 October 1981 Waltham Forest 14 June 1979 2 July 1980 8 October 1981 City of Westminster 14 June 1979 14 July 1980 8 October 1981 * A second inquiry into the revised recommendations for Essex was held on 4 November 1980. Modified recommendations were published on 12 March 1981.