HC Deb 08 July 1981 vol 8 c163W
43. Mr. Allan Roberts

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will ensure that adequate central Government funding is made available to the newly-elected Merseyside county council to enable it to provide the level of local authority services to which it is committed.

Mr. King

I believe the amount of grant made available to Merseyside to be a fair assessment of Merseyside county council's needs in the light of the share of national resources available to local government as a whole.