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date	28/04/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Constituencies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the timetable for the next parliamentary boundary reorganisation process under the 2011 Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act; what is the estimated cost for completing the work to be undertaken by the four Boundary Commissions under present legislation; and what plans they have to suspend the process.
tabling member printed	Lord Rennard
uin	HL3546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2020 answer text <p>Under existing legislation (Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 as amended by Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011), the next UK parliamentary boundary review is due to begin in early 2021 and to be completed before 1 October 2023.</p><p>The annual expenditure of the Boundary Commissions for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland is, under current legislation, published in their respective annual reports which are available on their individual websites.</p><p>The Government’s plans with respect to UK parliamentary constituencies and boundary reviews were set out in a written statement of 24 March, ‘Update: Strengthening Democracy’ (<a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Lords/2020-03-24/HLWS179/" target="_blank">HLWS179</a>). The Government introduced primary legislation to set the framework of future boundary reviews, including the next review due to begin in early 2021, on 19 May.</p><p>The Government has engaged with stakeholders, including the political parties represented in the UK Parliament on its proposals, and taken into account reports made by the former Political and Constitutional Reform Committee and the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee and representations made by Members of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True grouped question UIN HL3547 question first answered 20/05/2020 16:31:28 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	2484 label Biography information for Lord Rennard

1191367

registered interest
date	28/04/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Constituencies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government on what basis they will consult on changes to the legislative rules applied to the Boundary Commission processes in the light of their intention to retain the number of MPs at 650; and what assessment they have made of the recommendations of the eighth report of the Political and Constitutional Reform Committee What next on the redrawing of parliamentary constituency boundaries? (HC600), published on 15 March 2015.
tabling member printed	Lord Rennard
uin	HL3547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2020 answer text <p>Under existing legislation (Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 as amended by Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011), the next UK parliamentary boundary review is due to begin in early 2021 and to be completed before 1 October 2023.</p><p>The annual expenditure of the Boundary Commissions for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland is, under current legislation, published in their respective annual reports which are available on their individual websites.</p><p>The Government’s plans with respect to UK parliamentary constituencies and boundary reviews were set out in a written statement of 24 March, ‘Update: Strengthening Democracy’ (<a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Lords/2020-03-24/HLWS179/" target="_blank">HLWS179</a>). The Government introduced primary legislation to set the framework of future boundary reviews, including the next review due to begin in early 2021, on 19 May.</p><p>The Government has engaged with stakeholders, including the political parties represented in the UK Parliament on its proposals, and taken into account reports made by the former Political and Constitutional Reform Committee and the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee and representations made by Members of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True grouped question UIN HL3546 question first answered 20/05/2020 16:31:29 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	2484 label Biography information for Lord Rennard

1191368

registered interest
date	28/04/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Elections: Legislation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the need to modernise and codify electoral legislation as recommended by the Law Commission.
tabling member printed	Lord Rennard
uin	HL3548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2020 answer text <p>The Government welcomes the Law Commission’s recently published <em>Electoral Law</em> report. The Government will consider the issues raised in the report, in conjunction with our wider programme of electoral integrity reforms, and will respond fully in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 18/05/2020 16:04:38 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	2484 label Biography information for Lord Rennard

1175345

registered interest
date	27/01/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Constituencies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to implement the most recent Parliamentary Boundary Commission Review.
tabling member printed	Lord Rennard
uin	HL804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>The final reports of the four Boundary Commissions in the 2018 Boundary Review were submitted to the Government and laid before Parliament in September 2018.</p><p>The Government will continue to monitor closely the current legal proceedings in relation to the Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland’s final report.</p><p>As we set out in our manifesto, the Government will ensure we have updated and equal parliamentary boundaries, making sure every vote has equal value.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 10/02/2020 17:22:19 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	2484 label Biography information for Lord Rennard