§ Mr. Steenasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement about his policy towards employing local staff when filling vacancies in the Urban Development Corporation and the International Garden Festival in Liverpool; and how many staff are full or part-time.
§ Mr. Heseltine[pursuant to his reply, 5 May 1982, c. 104]: The urban development corporations recruit their staff in accordance with normal public sector practice. That has resulted in 36 out of 45 full-time Merseyside Development Corporation posts being filled by people previously living or working in Merseyside. A further seven full-time posts of limited duration have so far been proposed in relation to the International Garden Festival, but these have not yet been filled.