APPENDIX 10
Correspondence between the Chairman of
the Committee and the Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth
Office
BERMUDA CONSTITUTION
Letter from the Chairman of the Committee
to the Foreign Secretary
Sir John Stanley has brought to the Committee's
attention a letter from Warren Cabral, which is attached[12].
Mr Cabral is concerned that the Bermuda constitution
has been amended by Order in Council to allow the Bermuda Boundaries
Commission to recommend changes to the electoral system in Bermuda,
without a Constitutional Conference first being called, and without
an undertaking to call such a conference before making further
changes to the Constitution on the basis of the Boundaries Commission's
recommendations.
In the light of Mr Cabral's letter, the Committee
has asked me to put the following questions to you:
— Why did Her Majesty's Government
alter the Bermuda Constitution to extend the powers of the Bermuda
Boundaries Commission without first convening a Constitutional
Conference?
— Will Her Majesty's Government convene
a Constitutional Conference before implementing any changes to
Bermuda's electoral system?
— What precedents are there for amendment
of the Bermuda Constitution without a Constitutional Conference
first being convened?
Chairman
Foreign Affairs Committee
9 May 2002
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