§ Mr. Michael McGuireasked the Secretary of State for the Environment when he expects to be in a position to give firm details about his plans to assist the Merseyside region, and in particular Skelmersdale.
§ Mr. HeseltineA number of projects stemming from my visit in the summer are already being implemented. I expect that announcements of further projects will be made in due course, and that some of them may relate to Skelmersdale.