§ Mr. AltonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what request was made to the Merseyside task force by officials of the European Commission at the recent meeting in respect of the post of head of the objective 1 executive for Merseyside.
§ Mr. BaldryNegotiation on various aspects of the Merseyside objective 1 decision document are continuing. However, the regulations deal only with the establishment of the monitoring committee. Arrangements below that are for the member state to determine.