Press release: Lord Lieutenant of Merseyside: Mark Blundell

Mr Mark Blundell DL is appointed Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Merseyside.

The Queen has been pleased to appoint Mr Mark Blundell DL as Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Merseyside when Dame Lorna Muirhead DCVO DBE retires on 13 September 2017.

Biographical notes

Mark Blundell is a landowner and former solicitor who has established a residential centre for children of all backgrounds on his family estate at Crosby Hall. He has given much time to Merseyside, having served as President and Pro-Chancellor of Liverpool University, on the Heritage Lottery Fund for the North West, as chair of Merseyside Building Preservation Trust (MBPT), on the Council of Tate Liverpool, and as a trustee of Liverpool Charity and Voluntary Services.

He is at present a governor of the Royal Northern College of Music, a trustee of MBPT and of the Heritage Trust for the North West, chair of Crosby Hall Educational Trust, and chair of Liverpool University Pension Fund.

Mr Blundell lives in the Borough of Sefton with his wife Suzanne, a psychotherapist. They have two daughters and five grandchildren, all of whom live nearby.



Policy paper: The Producer Responsibility Obligations Regulations 2007: post implementation review 2017

This report sets out the findings of a review into the effectiveness of The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 2007.



Notice: LE13 1GA, Samworth Brothers Limited: environmental permit issued

The Environment Agency publish permits that they issue under the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED).

This decision includes the permit and decision document for:

  • Operator name: Samworth Brothers Limited
  • Installation name: Kettleby Foods & Melton Foods
  • Permit number: EPR/CP3630WD/A001


Notice: LE1 2LB, Samworth Brothers Limited: environmental permit issued

The Environment Agency publish permits that they issue under the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED).

This decision includes the permit and decision document for:

  • Operator name: Samworth Brothers Limited
  • Installation name: Walkers Midshire Foods
  • Permit number: EPR/CP3830WP/A001


Notice: DE65 5DJ, Midland Pig Producers Limited: environmental permit issued

The Environment Agency publish surrenders that they issue under the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED).

This decision includes the surrender letter, and decision document for:

  • Operator name: Midland Pig Producers Limited
  • Installation name: Woodyard Lane Farm
  • Permit number: EPR/KP3737MH/S002