Media City Development Project: Finance

Mr. Wallace
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what funding has been given to the Media City Development Project by (a) the Northwest Development Agency and (b) other Government agencies.

Margaret Hodge
NWDA will invest up to £30 million in specific public infrastructure and public realm elements of the “mediacity:uk” project and has recently entered into a funding agreement with Salford city council to this effect.