Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Crown Estate is taking to secure and repair the Grade II listed former Duke of Bridgewater public house in Longport, Stoke-on-Trent.

This property is subject to escheat, meaning it is effectively ownerless. The only action that the Crown Estate may take in relation to such property is to dispose of it to an appropriate person or body

The Crown Estate remains in correspondence with Stoke-on-Trent City Council with a view to a future disposal of the property.