When will the Cabinet Secretary make a decision on the proposed changes included within the Review of Community Boundaries in the County Borough of Caerphilly: Report and Proposals, submitted to the Welsh Government by the Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru on 9 May 2024?
Following the completion and submission of a review to the Welsh Government, there is a period of six weeks during which individuals and organisations are able to consider the recommendations and make representations to Welsh ministers about aspects of the review.
Once this representation period is concluded it is important that all representations received are carefully considered, an analysis is undertaken and where necessary, issues are explored further prior to final decisions about the set of recommendations are made.
In this case, in response to the report a number of representations were received which my officials are currently considering. This is an important stage of the process which will be concluded as quickly as possible. Once complete I will consider carefully how to respond to each of the recommendations proposed.