§ Mr. Wareingasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what plans he has to call a meeting of the partnership committee for Merseyside; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Patrick JenkinI have no plans at this stage to call a meeting of the Liverpool partnership committee. My officials have met the three partners—Liverpool city council, Merseyside county council and the Liverpool health authority — about their inputs to the 1985–86 partnership programme, and discussions are continuing.