§ Mr. Tilneyasked the Minister of Transport why instructions were given by his Department to the Merseyside and North Wales Electricity Board to remove all services to Nos. 151, 119 and 117, Bowring Park Road thereby making the houses useless for temporary habitation and pre-judging the court of inquiry into the route of the South Lancashire Motorway.
Mr. Bob BrownThese houses, which the Department was required to purchase under planning blight provisions, are not suitable for short-term letting. The electricity was cut off to prevent their becoming a source of danger, especially to children, in the event of vandalism. The decision in no way pre-judges the outcome of the public inquiry into the route of the motorway.