§ Mr. Steenasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what evidence there is that the inner city partnership has helped economic rejuvenation in Liverpool.
§ Mr. ShoreLiverpool partnership committee had its first meeting in November 1977. In its first year, the partnership authorities were allocated over £2.5 million of urban programme resources, and over £11 million for 1977–78 and 1978–79 under the inner cities construction package.
Liverpool inner city partnership has now drawn up its first three year programme, for 1979–82. The programme, which comes into effect in April, is supported by an urban programme resource allocation of over £30 million; much of this expenditure will be on projects which will help to improve the economic prospects of the inner city area.
The main programmes of central and local government are also providing substantial help to Liverpool; for example, housing investment allocations to the city council are being increased by 33 per cent. in 1979–80.