Merseyside Development Corporation
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History
The corporation was established as part of an initiative by the future Deputy Prime Minister, Michael Heseltine, in 1981 during the First Thatcher ministry.[1] Board members were directly appointed by the minister and overrode local authority planning controls to spend government money on infrastructure. This was a controversial measure in Labour strongholds such as East London, Merseyside and North East England.[2][3]
Actitivies undertaken by the Corporation include the Liverpool International Garden Festival in 1984,[4] and the redevelopment of the Albert Dock complex,[5] which included the opening of Tate Liverpool[6] and the Merseyside Maritime Museum.[7] During its lifetime Script error: No such module "convert". of non-housing development and 486 housing units were built. Around 22,155 new jobs were created and some £698m of private finance was leveraged in. Circa Script error: No such module "convert". of derelict land was reclaimed and Script error: No such module "convert". of new road and footpaths put in place.[8]
The chairman was Donald Forster, who had previously been Chairman of Warrington and Runcorn Development Corporation,[9] and the first Chief Executive was Basil Bean, who had previously been general manager of the Northampton Development Corporation.[10] The corporation was wound up in 1998.[11]
References
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- ↑ A riot of colour for Toxteth at Liverpool flower festival. The Times. May 7, 1983
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- ↑ Dockland 'Tate of the North' . The Times. June 17, 1983.
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- ↑ National Audit Office report dated 27 February 2002.
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- ↑ Bringing dead dockland to life. The Times. January 27, 1981
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