§ Mr. WareingTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will make a statement on the European Council meeting on 2 July; and what progress was made at that meeting with the proposal to accord to Merseyside objective 1 status.
§ Mr. SainsburyI refer to the reply I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Kincardine and Deeside (Mr. Kynoch) on 6 July at columns 105–6.