Boundary Commission

Mr. Russell Brown
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the members of the Boundary Commission for Scotland. [68571]

Mr. Dewar
I have appointed Dr. Elspeth Graham and Professor Gavin McCrone to the Boundary Commission for Scotland from 1 January 1999 to 31 December 2002.The other members of the Commission are:

Madam Speaker—ex officio—Chairman; The hon. Lady Cosgrove, appointed as Deputy Chairman by the Lord President of the Court of Session from 1 January 1997 to 31 December 1999.-----------------------
|Argyll and Clyde     |
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|Ayrshire and Arran   |
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|Borders              |
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|Dumfries and Galloway|
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|Fife                 |
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|Forth Valley         |
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|Grampian             |
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|Greater Glasgow      |
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|Highland             |
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|Lanarkshire          |
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|Lothian              |
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|Orkney               |
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|Shetland             |
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|Tayside              |
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|Western Isles        |
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Notes:

1. Prior to 1998, birth details were recorded only for the first two babies delivered. From 1998, where four or more babies are involved in a delivery, birth details are recorded for the first three babies delivered.

2. In multiple deliveries individual babies may have different modes of delivery.

Source:

The information shown in the table has been extracted from the Scottish Morbidity Record (SMR02)—Maternity discharge.

From 1 July 1999 this will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.