“We’re working on some of the detailed plans around it and we’ve been invited to Downing Street to present to the government,” he said.
“We’re finalising all of the arrangements of going down… but it’s fair to say there’s a lot of national government interest in it.
“We’ve also got some great stakeholders that are really keen to make sure we make it a success.”
In August it was revealed that Liverpool-born television producer Jimmy Mulville was part of a group working with Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram and industry experts to include an education hub at the site.
Developer Capital & Centric (C&C) also revealed in the summer that it had entered into discussions about securing government funding.
C&C warned the cost of delivering the project “in the current climate exceeds the value of the completed development”.
Its co-founder Tim Heatley said talks had been ongoing with ministers to “explore potential options for gap funding”.
The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, which has so far committed up to £17m, said it would work with the government, city council and C&C to obtain the required funding.
