§ Mr. Parryasked the Secretary of State for the Environment when he expects to reply to the letter sent by the Merseyside Trade Union and Unemployed Resources Centre on 21 January concerning the abolition of county councils; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Patrick JenkinThe centre's letter was acknowledged and its views taken into account. A full reply to the centre's letters of 21 January and 2 May has now been sent.