§ Mr. Parryasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement on the recent Government grant to the Liverpool Adelphi hotel.
§ Mr. Patrick JenkinEarlier this year, Merseyside county council submitted to my Department an application for urban development grant for a proposed contribution to the costs of external and internal refurbishment of the Adelphi hotel in Liverpool. The total cost of the project was estimated at £6.53 million. Following appraisal of the application, the Department made a formal offer of grant to the county council in support of their proposed contributions of £0.372 million towards the cost of external works to the hotel, which is included in the statutory list of buildings of architectural or historic interest, and of £0.999 million towards the costs of internal refurbishment. The remaining £5.162 million of the cost of the refurbishment would be met by the hotel's owners. The Council has yet to respond to the Department's offer.