Written question asked by Louise Ellman (Labour) on Wednesday, 4 April 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 10 April 2001. It was answered by Lord Howarth of Newport (Labour) on Tuesday, 10 April 2001 on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

Dept for Culture Media and Sport

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will list the listed buildings there are in (a) the City of Liverpool and (b) Riverside constituency; and how much funding has been allocated to them to assist conservation in the last three years. - Includes figures.

Answer: Mrs. Ellman: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will list the listed buildings there are in (a) the City of Liverpool and (b) Riverside constituency; and how much funding has been allocated to them to assist conservation in the last three years. [157432] Mr. Alan Howarth: Statistics are not available for these geographical areas, but there are 3,125 listed buildings on Merseyside. The list can be consulted at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, at Liverpool City Council or at the National Monuments Record Centre in Swindon. Over the last three years, buildings in Liverpool have attracted conservation grants from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and English Heritage totalling £43.4 million, of which £42.8 million was for buildings in Liverpool Riverside. These figures include a grant of £26.7 million from the HLF for development and refurbishment of the Liverpool Museum and Walker Art Gallery.

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