§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for Trade what plans the English Tourist Board has to take advantage of the tourist potential created by the 150th anniversary of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway.
§ Mr. MeacherA joint committee formed by Manchester and Merseyside councils to plan the celebrations of the 1829 Rainhill trials and the 1830 opening of the railway includes a co-opted representative of the English Tourist Board and North West Tourist Board. I am informed by the English Tourist Board that it has indicated the kind of help it would be able to give the organisers when their plans are finalised.