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INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Ministerial Travel
Mr. Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development on what date she last used a train in the course of her official duties. [92651]
Mr. Foulkes: My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State last used a train in the course of her official duties on Thursday 22 July 1999.
CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT
New Millennium Experience Company
Mr. Caplin: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport when he will make available to the House the Annual Report and Financial Statements 1998-99 of the New Millennium Experience Company. [93263]
Janet Anderson: Copies of the New Millennium Experience Company's Annual Report and Financial Statements 1998-99 have today been placed in the Libraries of the House.
Millennium Dome (Refrigerants)
Mr. Green: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what steps he is taking to ensure that commercial operators in the Millennium Dome use non- HFC refrigerants; and if he will make a statement. [89934]
Janet Anderson:
New Millennium Experience Company (NMEC) has recognised the unique opportunity afforded by the project to demonstrate that an undertaking of this scale can be developed within the framework of a positive environmental policy. In the context of a single year of operation and the attendant time and budgetary constraints, the Company's aim is to improve on prevailing standards wherever possible, and to mitigate any adverse impact where such impact might occur. As a result a number of innovative environmental initiatives are integral to the project--for example a comprehensive
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Environmental Plan underpinning all aspects of policy and new river bank ecology; and the transformation of a derelict jetty into a wildlife haven.
As regards commercial operators in the Dome--who will primarily be caterers--NMEC is procuring the majority of the refrigeration equipment that they will use and is aiming to adopt "greenfreeze" technology wherever practical. In those instances where equipment is procured by others, NMEC is strongly encouraging them to adopt the same approach.
Mr. Mitchell:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) what period of rest performers of the main show in the Dome will have between performances on (a) normal days and (b) peak days for visitors; [91264]
Janet Anderson:
New Millennium Experience Company (NMEC) is establishing and training an ensemble company of 160 performers, forming two casts of 80 each. Each cast will comprise 60 on stage and 20 understudies. On "one session" days, one cast will be used. On "two session" days, the two casts will be used. The terms and conditions of the cast members (including rest periods) will be in accordance with an Equity approved contract and in accordance with the Working Time Directive.
Mr. Mitchell:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what information systems will be in place to inform visitors to the Dome of the estimated queueing times for individual zones and other attractions. [91270]
Janet Anderson:
New Millennium Experience Company's (NMEC) operational strategy which covers all aspects of visitor management, safety and comfort has been developed with the aim of ensuring an exemplary visitor experience. Information about the capacity of each exhibit zone and any related queueing time (which NMEC aims to keep to a minimum) will be notified throughout the Dome via an information display system and staffed information points.
Mr. Mitchell:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many police will be on duty at the Dome; how they will be paid for; and what estimate he has made of the cost of their service. [91268]
Janet Anderson:
Police will not be on duty within the Dome site although, as with other visitor attractions and public events, they will attend as necessary in response to any situation requiring their presence. The New Millennium Experience Company (NMEC) is in close and continuous liaison with the Metropolitan Police Service who are responsible, as normal, for the costs of their services where situations require their attendance.
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Additional officers are being seconded into Greenwich Division to ensure that sufficient resources are available both on New Year's Eve and throughout the Millennium year.
Mr. Mitchell:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if photography (a) with and (b) without a flash will be permitted inside the Dome. [91257]
Janet Anderson:
Photography with and without flash will be permitted inside the Dome.
Mr. Mitchell:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if the designers of the zones were instructed to build a maximum evacuation time into their designs. [91263]
Janet Anderson:
Emergency exit requirements are a fundamental aspect of the design of the Millennium Experience at Greenwich and have been the subject of expert advice prior to submission of plans for approval by the relevant licensing authority.
Mr. Mitchell:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what royalties the New Millennium Experience Company has negotiated in respect of the entertainments and merchandise developed for the Millennium Experience; and who will receive such income after 2000. [91269]
Janet Anderson:
Details of contractual arrangements between the New Millennium Experience Company (NMEC) and suppliers are commercially confidential. Arrangements for the disposal or assignment of all the company's assets after the Millennium Experience are subject to the approval of the Millennium Commission and the Government. Final decisions on the future use of the Dome will not be taken until 2000, when the Millennium Experience is up and running for all to see.
Mr. Mitchell:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if visitors will be permitted to bring food and drink into the Dome. [91266]
Janet Anderson:
Visitors to the Millennium Experience at Greenwich will be allowed to bring food and drink into the Dome.
Jackie Ballard:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will list the subject of each gender impact assessment drawn up by his Department since June 1997, stating in each case whether the outcome has been (a) put out to consultation and (b) published. [91676]
Mr. Chris Smith:
As part of the Government's commitment to ensuring that their policies are relevant to the lives that people live today, my Department is working closely with the Women's Unit to develop good practices for carrying out gender impact appraisal.
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The Women's Unit guidance: "Policy appraisal for equal treatment" has been circulated to policy Divisions in the Department.
Mr. Bercow:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many individuals his Department has recruited under the New Deal for Young People. [91891]
Mr. Chris Smith:
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office to my hon. Friend the Member for Slough (Fiona Mactaggart) on 25 May 1999, Official Report, column 116.
Since that time my Department has employed a further New Dealer making a total of two since 1 April 1999.
Mr. Dismore:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will make a statement on his Department's involvement in the proposed Government committee on Holocaust Remembrance Day. [92158]
Mr. Chris Smith
[holding answer 20 July 1999]: I refer my hon. Friend to the reply given by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department on 19 July 1999, Official Report, column 400.
Ms Atherton:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport where the petition handed in to the Government by United Christian Broadcasters in 1990 is now kept. [92265]
Janet Anderson:
I understand that the petition was presented to the previous Administration by UCB during the passage of the Broadcasting Act 1990. It has not been possible to locate this petition among the papers that were transferred to this Department when it was created.
(2) how many different companies will be used to perform the main show in the Dome on (a) normal days and (b) peak days for visitors. [91265]
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