§ Mr. Parryasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement on his recent visit to Merseyside.
§ Mr. KingI last visited Merseyside on 3 and 4 March 1983. In Liverpool I opened a Post Office business consultancy, a new site for Blake's Ford dealers and Minster Court, a housing refurbishment and redevelopment scheme by Barratt Urban Renewal (Northern) Limited. I visited Job Creation Ltd., Birkenhead; toured parts of the Wirral Inner Area, particularly the docklands; attended the prizegiving ceremony for the Tate and Lyle site competition, and the joint press conference held there with my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Industry. I met the Lord Mayor of Liverpool, the chairman48W of the Post Office, the leader and officials of Wirral MBC, elected members and officials of Merseyside CC, the leader of Halton BC, officials of my task force and a number of senior managers from industry, commerce and banking. I was also interviewed for a Radio City broadcast.