§ Mr. Parryasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement on the recent visit to Liverpool of the Minister for Housing, Urban Affairs and Construction.
§ Mr. Altonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement on the visit of the Minister for Housing, Urban Affairs and Construction to Merseyside.
§ Mr. John Patten[pursuant to his reply, 7 July 1986]: I visited Merseyside on 2 July 1986.
In the morning I toured the Liverpool south docks and also met the Bishop of Liverpool.
In the afternoon I opened a computer-aided engineering centre on the Wirral, and on returning to Liverpool, saw examples of inner city housing conditions as well as some urban renewal projects in the company of the chief executive of Liverpool city council.