§ Mr. RookerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the local government boundary commission reports he is currently considering, stating the date he received each and setting out reasons for any delay in making a decision.
§ Mr. Heathcoat-Amory[holding answer 19 June 1990]: The reports under consideration are:
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Reviews of Counties Commission's Report Number Date of Receipt Bedfordshire: boundaries with Buckinghamshire and Cambridgeshire 566 114 November 1988 Berkshire: boundaries with Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Surrey 558 131 August 1988 Buckinghamshire: boundaries with Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire 571 15 May 1989
Reviews of Counties Commission's Report Number Date of Receipt Hampshire: boundaries with Dorset, West Sussex and Wiltshire 580 1 February 1990 Leicestershire: boundaries with Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Warwickshire 577 19 October 1989 South Yorkshire: boundaries with Doncaster (North Yorkshire) and Bassetlaw (Nottinghamshire) 585 4 June 1990 Staffordshire: boundaries with Cheshire, Derbyshire, Hereford and Worcester, and Warwickshire 582 1 12 February 1990 Surrey: boundary with Hampshire 578 19 January 1990 Reviews of Parishes within districts/boroughs Chorley — 1 May 1990 Northampton — 2 January 1990 Woodspring — 12 February 1990 1 Decision to be announced shortly.