§ Mr. WallaceTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what his timetable is for making further orders to give effect to local authority ward boundary changes following the recommendations of the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. [64035]
§ Mr. McLeishIt is the intention to have orders made in respect of all local authority areas (apart from Orkney and Shetlands) by 31 December 1998. As a consequence of the Petitions for Judicial Review submitted by Orkney and Shetlands Island Councils, we will delay making an order in respect of these 2 areas until 15 January 1999, the latest practicable date if the new arrangements are to take effect for the elections due in May 1999. No order will be made, however, if the Court gives an indication before that date that a decree of reduction is to be granted in respect of the relevant Petition.
§ Mr. WallaceTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland in respect of which local authority areas in Scotland he has made orders to give effect to ward boundary changes following the recommendations of the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. [64034]
§ Mr. McLeishTo date, orders have been made in respect of the following 16 local authority areas:
- Aberdeen City
- Angus
- City of Edinburgh
- Clackmannanshire
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Dundee City
- East Lothian
- East Renfrewshire
- Glasgow City
- Inverclyde
- Midlothian
- North Ayrshire
- Perth and Kinross
514 - Scottish Borders
- West Dunbartonshire
- West Lothian.