The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Peter Hain) has made the following Ministerial Statement.

The Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986, as amended by the Boundary Commissions Act 1992, requires that the Parliamentary Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland undertake periodical reviews of constituencies in Northern Ireland. The Boundary Commission announced its revised recommendations on 18 May 2006 and is due to submit its final report by June 2007.

I am pleased to announce that Joan Ruddock CBE has been reappointed as a member of the Northern Ireland Parliamentary Boundary Commission. Her warrant of appointment will run until 31 December 2008.