§ Mr. Thorntonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he is now in a position to make a further announcement about the designation of an enterprise zone to Speke on Mersey side.
§ Mr. KingA statutory invitation under the terms of schedule 32 to the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 was today issued to Liverpool city council to prepare a scheme with a view to designating an enterprise zone of some 340 acres at Speke. Copies of the invitation are being placed in the Library of the House. The statutory procedures of consultation and then the hearing of representations will begin shortly.