HC Deb 08 June 1988 vol 134 c602W
Mr. John Evans

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans his Department has to assist the economic development of Merseyside.

Mr. Major

The Government's economic policies, continued in my right hon. Friend's latest Budget, promote an environment for business to prosper and provide strong encouragement to economic development in all areas of the United Kingdom. Over the last year the north-west has seen one of the largest falls in unemployment in the United Kingdom.