both political parties to hear their views on constitutional change should be welcomed.

It is to be hoped that these officials will also canvass the views of the general public when they come to the Island. But the fact that FCO officials are coming to the Island to hammer out the details of Government's plans is very good news because it demonstrates that they are committed to hearing both sides. It remains to be seen whether they will take up any of the recommendations which differ from those proposed by the Government, but it does demonstrate that they wish to get a feel for the issues in Bermuda itself.

This also shows that the UK Government recognises that changes to the Constitution cannot be the purview of one particular party.

In the meantime, it is not in the least bit clear when the final constitutional changes, as envisioned by the Government, will be proposed.

Because they are dependent on the results of the Census which is still not finished, it is almost impossible to tell when it will be done, especially as the Commissioners have only the vaguest sense of how many MPs will be in the single-seat constituency House.

If the Foreign Office could get a better idea from the Government on that idea than the community currently has, then its visit will not have been in vain.

FEELING UNWELL Feeling unwell What's wrong with this picture? The leading health concern of Bermuda residents is AIDS and sexually transferred disease, but only 23 percent of adults always use a condom for protection.

At the same time, the leading cause of death in Bermuda is heart disease which is only the sixth health concern of Bermudians -- in spite of the fact that half the population is overweight.

Still, there is no question that Bermuda is concerned about health, at least based on prescription drug use -- one third of the population uses some form of prescription every day.

That does not mean that we are an entire nation of overweight, pill-poppers who casually dice with death by having unprotected sex. But a lot of us must be.

And what is clear, as Dr. Leonard Gibbons, who conducted the Wellness Survey released yesterday, says, that we can all do much more to live longer, healthier lives.