asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the Bill relating to the redistribution of constituencies will be presented to the House.

I am not yet able to give a date.

Can the right hon. Gentleman give a general idea when this legislation will be available?

I would not like to say anything today which might arouse undue expectation that might eventually produce temporary disappointment.

Surely, the Reports by the Boundary Commissioners will precede the Bill?

I have now received from Mr. Speaker all the Reports of the Boundary Commissioners. They are with the printers. I hope that they will be available to hon. Members within a very short, time from now.

How much does the publication of the Bill depend on the publication of the Report of the Royal Commission on Population?

Not at all.