§ Mr. Parryasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement on the recent meeting of the Under-Secretary of State with a civic and trade union deputation from Merseyside concerning unemployment in the construction industry.
§ Mr. KaufmanThe deputation stressed the seriousness of the unemployment situation in the construction industry on Merseyside. I assured the deputation of the Government's continuing concern to take any measures which the economic situation allowed in order to help the construction industry and I explained the40W action which the Government had taken, both generally and on Merseyside.