§ Baroness Ashton of UphollandOn 17 December 2004, I made an order under Section 2(6) of the Taxes Management Act 1970 amalgamating a number of divisions in Middlesex, East Sussex, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire with effect from 1 January 2005, as follows: Harrow, Uxbridge and Wembley Divisions are merged into North-West London Division; Lewes and Eastern Divisions are merged into East Sussex Division; Hertford and Stevenage, and Hitchin Divisions are merged into Hertford, Stevenage and Hitchin Division; North Witchford and Wisbech Divisions are merged into Wisbech Division; and Spalding and Stamford Divisions are merged into Spalding and Stamford Division.
All the amalgamations were made at the request of the General Commissioners in all the divisions, with the aim of improving the organisational efficiency of the divisions concerned. I have placed a copy of the order amalgamating the divisions in the Libraries of both Houses.