§ Mr. Parryasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what financial assistance will be given by his Department towards the cost of repairs of the Albert dock buildings in Liverpool.
§ Mr. KingThe Merseyside Development Corporation is discussing with a private developer a scheme for the restoration and development of the Albert dock buildings, as part of which the Corporation would undertake, with grant aid, external and structural repairs to the buildings. In addition, the Merseyside county council applied for urban programme support—75 per cent. grant aid—for works in 1983–84 costing £750,000, on block D of the 387W Albert Dock buildings to form an extension of its maritime museum; this application has been approved. I am at prétsent considering a subsequent application from the county council for urban programme support for the whole of the works on block D, estimated to cost £7.4 million over the next few years.