HL Deb 16 January 2002 vol 630 c168WA
Lord Greaves

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What is the timetable for the planned reduction in the number of Scottish constituencies for Westminster elections under the Scotland Act 1998; and whether they expect it to take place in this Parliament. [HL2248]

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

The timetable will depend on when the Boundary Commission for Scotland reports on its review of the parliamentary constituencies to the Secretary of State for Scotland. The review was formally commenced on 29 June 2001. The Boundary Commission is required, by the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 to submit its report between December 2002 and December 2006. It is a matter for the commission when, within that time-scale, it does so.