§ Mr. Parryasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what representations he has received from the Great Georges housing corporation concerning the proposed development of the housing site in the Liverpool cathedral precinct; what reply he has sent; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. KingI have received a number of representations from the Great Georges Housing Co-operative Limited seeking to acquire a portion of the Anglian cathedral precinct site for housing purposes. The latest of these representations was dated 21 January 1983.
The site is to be developed by Crudens Construction Limited which submitted the winning design in the recent competition. Part of the development will be allocated to housing associations.
No decision has yet been taken about those allocations and that decision must remain primarily a matter for the Housing Corporation. However, a close liaison is maintained between the Housing Corporation and my Department on this development.
A reply to the letter of 21 January will be sent in the next couple of days.