asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement on the recent visit of the Minister for Local Government and Environmental Services to Liverpool.

I took advantage of my attendance and speech at the EEC conference on urban problems to have discussions with the North-West water authority about the sewerage and sewage problems of Liverpool, and with the Mersey Docks and Harbour Company to inspect parts of the unused docks. I also visited during the day derelict land clearance schemes at Widnes.