§ Mr. Parryasked the Minister of Transport if he will make a statement on the decision of T. & J. Harrison to withdraw stevedoring operations from Liverpool 230W with effect from 30 September, details of which he has received from the hon. Member for Liverpool, Scotland Exchange.
§ Mr. FowlerThe decision by the company to withdraw stevedoring operations falls within the area of the day-to-day management of the port and is not for me. The other matters raised by the hon. Member in his letter of 8 July are covered by my answers to his other questions about the port of Liverpool on today's Order Paper. I would, however, repeat that the best time for a discussion on the port of Liverpool would be after I have had time to consider with the port authority the report it is preparing with the help of the National Ports Council.