Written question asked by Gregory Campbell (Democratic Unionist Party) on Monday, 5 February 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 8 February 2007. It was answered by Lord Hanson of Flint (Labour) on Thursday, 8 February 2007 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.

Parking: Coleraine

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland when he expects the multi-storey car park facilities in Coleraine to be completed.

Answer: The Department for Social Development issued a development brief in respect of the Abbey Street and Mall car park sites in November 2005. One of the objectives of the development brief was to address the parking shortfall in Coleraine town centre. The Department is currently assessing the development proposals which have been submitted in response to the development brief. It is hoped that the Department will be in a position to appoint a preferred developer or developers for these sites by mid 2007. This would allow construction work to commence on one of them by early 2008 and be completed by mid 2009.

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