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Select committee: Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

2nd Report - Parliamentary Boundary Reviews: What Next?

HC 559 Published 19 February 2018

Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee Parliamentary Boundary Reviews after 2018 inquiry Report on parliament.uk ↗

At a glanceGovernment response published 25 May 2018

The government's response

Summary written by Accountability Index from the government's response. It is not the government's own words.

The Government does not take up the Committee's recommendation for a House of Commons debate on whether to continue the review, stating instead that the Boundary Commissions "should continue the process" towards 600 constituencies.

  • The Government says it is "committed to delivering more equal and updated boundaries" and describes the review as "essential" to ensure equally sized constituencies based on up-to-date demographic data.
  • The response does not address the Committee's suggestion that the Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill could provide an opportunity for a debate; it restates that the review follows "primary legislation previously passed by Parliament".
  • It describes the review as "far advanced", with initial and secondary consultations complete and revised proposals published for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
  • The Boundary Commissions are "due to report in September 2018" with final proposals, in line with existing legislation.

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