HC Deb 11 November 1971 vol 825 cc247-9W
Mr. Oakes

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment (I) what representations on his proposals for local government reorganisation he has received from the rural district of Whiston in the County of Lancaster ; and what reply he has sent ;

(2) what representations he has received from the parishes of Hale and Halewood respectively, in the County of Lancaster, on his proposals for local government reorganisation; and what replies he has sent.

Mr. Graham Page

The rural district council of Whiston suggested that district (c) in the proposed Merseyside metropolitan county should be split, and that the whole rural district (including Hale and Halewood) together with the urban districts of Prescot and Huyton-with-Roby, should form a separate district. The only other representations received from within the rural district were from the parishes of Hale and Halewood.

From Hale the parish council forwarded a petition asking for the parish to be included in the new county of Cheshire. A local organisation also represented in the same sense. From Halewood a local organisation wrote supporting the proposals of Whiston R.D.C., and one private person wrote to oppose the inclusion of the parish in metropolitan district (b).

These representations were acknowledged, as were all others, and the writers promised that their representations would receive consideration. This was done and in addition the two local authorities making representations (Whiston R.D.C. and Hale U.C.) were invited to a meeting with my hon. Friend the Under-Secretary of State and elaborated their views in discussion with other authorities which had made representations on the Government's draft proposals.

Mr. Winterton

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what representations he has received from the parish of Poynton with Worth, in the County of Cheshire, on his proposals for the reorganisation of local government; and what reply he has sent.

Mr. Graham Page

The Poyton-with-Worth Parish Council asked for the parish to be included in the new county of Cheshire. Three local organisations and one private person, who forwarded a petition, also represented in the same sense.

These representations were acknowledged, as were all others, and the writers promised that their representations would receive consideration. This was done and in addition the parish council was invited to a meeting with my hon. Friend the Under-Secretary of State and elaborated its views in discussion with other authorities which had made representations on the Government's draft proposals.