To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs pursuant to the answer of 27 November 2006, Official Report, column 344W, on boundary changes, what the timetable is for laying and approving the draft order which will implement the Boundary Commission’s recommendations on new parliamentary boundaries in England. (113947)

Further to my answer of 27 November 2006, Official Report, column 344W, I understand that the current estimate for the completion of the printing and binding of the Boundary Commission’s report is likely to be mid-March 2007. The draft order to give effect to the new boundaries must be laid alongside the printed report. The subsequent scheduling of the debates on the draft order will be a matter for the parliamentary business managers.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what the cost to the public purse was of the judicial review of the Boundary Commission’s recommendations for new parliamentary boundaries in England. (114007)

The legal costs to the Boundary Commission for England for defence of the application for judicial review, including the whole pre-action procedure and preparation, was £13,543.77.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what representations her Department has received on the Fifth General Review of Parliamentary Constituencies in England since the Boundary Commission submitted its final report to the Secretary of State. (114009)

As at 9 January 2007, my Department has received no formal representations seeking modification of the recommendations of the Boundary Commission for England, which are set out in the report of their Fifth General Review of Parliamentary Constituencies.