§ Mr. Hoyleasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the division of the parishes of Birchwood and Croft into electoral divisions will take place.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggWe have received a report from the Local Government Boundary Commission for England of a further electoral review of the borough of Warrington. This includes a proposal to divide the wards of what is now the single parish of Birchwood and Croft between three district wards. We shall decide whether to make an order giving effect to the commission's proposals as soon as possible after the expiry of the statutory period for representations on 28 January 1987. In view of the number of reports submitted in the last few weeks by the Local Government Boundary Commissions for England and Wales, I cannot at present say when an order relating to Warrington is likely to be made.