§ Mr. Wareingasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make changes in the arrangements for partnership funding to give proportionately greater help to deprived outer urban areas.
§ Sir George YoungPartnerships are encouraged to concentrate urban programme resources on the areas of greatest need. It is open to the local authority to put forward proposals for some partnership expenditure in deprived outer areas. In Liverpool such flexibility is encouraged. My right hon. Friend's promotion of Knowsley to programme authority status earlier this year is an example of the way in which urban deprivation in outer areas of conurbations has been recognised.