Dear Parish/Town Council Clerk

The 2013 Review of Parliamentary constituencies in England

The Boundary Commission for England published on 13 September its initial proposals for new Parliamentary constituencies in England. We are consulting on the proposals until 5 December 2011.

Anyone can find out about our proposals from our website (details below) or at one of the ‘places of deposit’ in each constituency, details of which can also be found on our website. In each place of deposit, in addition to copies of the initial proposals report, we have provided an A0 size map of all the new constituencies in the region and individual maps of all the constituencies in an A3 size book.

We will be looking to stimulate public interest and welcome written feedback, as well as oral contributions at each of the 36 public hearings we are conducting. We have undertaken an advertising campaign across England and we are distributing a media release both nationally and regionally. I would therefore like to ask your assistance in helping us to communicate the publication of our proposals at any meetings you may hold or on public notice boards, so that as many people as possible use this opportunity to have their say on the design of the new constituencies.

If there is any local coverage that you are able to bring to our attention – especially prior to the holding of a public hearing, I would be grateful if you could send a brief synopsis to us at: press@bcommengland.x.gsi.gov.uk.

Our website also provides information about the statutory 12-week consultation exercise and details about where and when public hearings are being held in each region.