§ Mr. Howeasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government whether he is aware that the county borough of Birkenhead will not be represented on the Mersey and Weaver River Authority at least until November 1967, that neither of the two county boroughs in Wirral is currently represented on the Authority, and that this position is likely to recur; and whether he will take steps to remedy this under-representation on the Authority of municipal authorities on the Wirral side of the River Mersey.
§ Mr. MacCollMy right hon. Friend is aware that Birkenheand, Wallasey and Bootle jointly appoint a member to the Mersey and Weaver River Authority, and that the present member is drawn from Bootle. Some sharing of appointments is unavoidable if the total number of members on the Authority is not to be too large. He does not accept that Birkenhead and Wallasey are unfairly treated by comparison with the large number of other county boroughs in the river authority area.