Britain has not set a date for when it will recommend whether to approve or reject Government's plans for Constitutional change.

A Foreign and Commonwealth Office spokesman said on Thursday that Britain wants to be sure there has been adequate consultation before deciding whether to rubber stamp the changes.

Shortly before Christmas, the FCO received the motion passed by the House of Assembly calling for a Boundaries Commission to be set up to slash the number of MPs and introduce single seat constituencies.

An FCO spokeswoman said the UK Government wants to examine the entire block of proposals before recommending the Privy Council in London -- Bermuda's highest judicial authority -- accepts the plans through an order in council or rejects them.

The United Bermuda Party has submitted a petition with 7,821 signatures calling for a Constitutional conference.

The UBP claims Bermudians have not been fully consulted about the proposed changes.

An FCO spokesman in London told The Royal Gazette : "The motion passed by the House of Assembly has been received at the Foreign Office just before Christmas.

"As far as the FCO is concerned, we are keen to see the proposals move along as quickly as possible but we also want to make sure there's the broadest possible debate.

"There is a whole package and we want to see the whole package dealt with in one go rather than dealt with on an individual basis.

"We are not in a position to draw up an order in council, but that will happen as quickly as possible, but first we need to have the consolidated list (of the changes).

"Rather than do it piecemeal, we want to do it all in one go. Once we have the consolidated list and are sure they command the widest consensus within Bermuda, we can draw up an order in council, but we are not at that stage yet.

"We don't have a fixed date for when the Boundaries Commission will be agreed or not agreed. It will depend on the whole package being agreed.''