§ Mr. Parryasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement on his recent visit to Liverpool.
§ Mr. CroslandI was very pleased to be able to accept the invitation of the Liverpool City Council to visit its city last week. I had a most informative tour of the inner area to see the housing problems facing the council and how it is tackling many of them. I later had a useful discussion with members and officials about the action programmes the council have in mind.
Although the housing problem was the main one raised by Liverpool, and I have brought away for consideration some of the points put to me, the discussions were more wide-ranging and included land availability within the city. As one step to helping Liverpool with its problems I have asked my regional office for an early comprehensive report on road proposals in Liverpool and their effect on the immediate supply of land for redevelopment.