§ Mr. Madelasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he expects the Parliamentary Boundary Commission to publish major proposals for changing the parliamentary boundaries of constituencies in England before 31 December 1991; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggNo. The Parliamentary Boundary Commission is required to present its reports on all the constituencies in England not less than 10 and not more than 15 years after the date of submission of its previous report. The report of the last general review of England, the third periodical report, was submitted on 1 February 1983. The Commission's fourth periodical report may therefore be submitted at any time between 1 February 1993 and 31 January 1998.