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New Millennium Experience Company

Mr. Hoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will make a statement on bonus payments to the Chief Executive and the senior team of the New Millennium Experience Company. [105037]

Janet Anderson [holding answer 17 January 2000]: The remuneration policy for the executive directors of NMEC's Board, including the Chief Executive and the Managing Director, are set out in the company's published Annual Reports and Accounts, as are their actual remuneration details for the year to which each set of Accounts refers. Performance bonuses are payable at the end of the individual's contract. No entitlement to the payment of the bonus accrues during the course of the contract. The quantum of any such bonus paid are matters for the Board of NMEC. The Board will take account of all aspects of the performance of the individuals concerned.

Mr. Hoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will make a statement on the future of the Chief Executive of the New Millennium Experience Company. [105038]

Janet Anderson [holding answer 17 January 2000]: Once the Chief Executive of NMEC has completed her contract with that company her future is entirely a matter for her. Since taking up her post at NMEC in January 1997 she has, with her team, delivered some remarkable achievements on a particularly complex and unique project.

Wembley Stadium

Mr. Wyatt: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) if he will place in the Library (a) Sport England's and (b) his Department's minutes of the meetings held between Sport England, the Chairman of Wembley National Stadium Ltd. and the former Minister for Sport, the hon. Member for West Ham (Mr. Banks); [106632]

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Kate Hoey [holding answer 24 January 2000]: The former Minister for Sport, my hon. Friend the Member for West Ham (Mr. Banks), had a total of 12 meetings involving either the Chief Executive of Sport England or the Chairman of Wembley National Stadium Limited between May 1997 and July 1999. The dates and details of those attending are as listed. My Department does not hold copies of Sport England's notes, the publication of which is a matter for them to consider, but maintains its own internal notes of such meetings. In respect of my Department's minutes of these meetings, representatives of non-governmental organisations took part in those meetings on the understanding that discussions were in confidence, and I do not, therefore, consider it appropriate that they should be published.


























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    25 September 1998--Meeting


    Minister for Sport--Tony Banks MP


    Graham Bond--DCMS


    Derek Casey--Chief Executive, Sport England


    Ken Bates--Chairman, Wembley National Stadium Limited


    Lord Harris--Chairman, English National Stadium Trust


    12 January 1999--Meeting


    Minister for Sport--Tony Banks MP


    Nicky Hughes--Private Secretary to the Minister


    FA Executive (inc. Ken Bates)


    17 February 1999--NS Monitoring Committee


    Secretary of State


    Minister for Sport--Tony Banks MP


    James Purnell, No. 10 Policy Unit


    Simon Broadley, DCMS


    Graham Bond, DCMS


    Chris Carr, DCMS


    Andy Burnham, DCMS Special Adviser


    Derek Casey, Sport England


    Ian Fytche, Sport England


    Ralph Ward, Government Office for London


    Ken Bats, Wembley National Stadium Limited


    Bob Stubbs, Wembley National Stadium Limited


    Nic Coward, Football Association


    16 April 1999--Meeting


    Minister for Sport--Tony Banks MP


    Graham Bond--DCMS


    Barry Gardiner MP


    Gary Morgan--Research Assistant to Mr. Gardiner


    Derek Casey--Chief Executive, Sport England


    20 May 1999--NS Monitoring Committee


    Secretary of State


    Minister for Sport--Tony Banks MP


    Simon Broadley, DCMS


    Colin Jones, DCMS


    Chris Carr, DCMS


    Derek Casey, Sport England


    Ian Fytche, Sport England


    John Sienkiewicz, Government Office for London


    Ken Bates, Wembley National Stadium Limited


    Bob Stubbs, Wembley National Stadium Limited


    Nic Coward, Football Association


    Sir Alan Cockshaw, English Partnerships


    29 June 1999--Meeting


    Minister for Sport--Tony Banks MP


    Nicky Hughes--Private Secretary to the Minister for Sport


    Simon Broadley--DCMS


    Colin Jones--DCMS


    Derek Casey--Chief Executive, Sport England


    Ian Fytche--Sport England


    2 July 1999--Dinner


    Secretary of State


    Minister for Sport--Tony Banks MP


    Nicky Hughes--Private Secretary to the Minister


    Andy Burnham--DCMS Special Adviser


    Trevor Brooking--Chairman, Sport England


    Des Wilson--Vice Chairman, Sport England


    Derek Casey--Chief Executive, Sport England

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    15 July 1999--NS Monitoring Committee


    Secretary of State


    Minister for Sport, Tony Banks MP


    Philippa Drew, DCMS


    Harry Reeves, DCMS


    Colin Jones, DCMS


    Graham Bond, DCMS


    Philip Townsend, DCMS


    Chris Carr, DCMS


    Andy Burnham, DCMS Special Adviser


    Derek Casey, Sport England


    Ian Fytche, Sport England


    John Sienkiewicz, Government Office for London


    Ken Bates, Wembley National Stadium Limited


    Bob Stubbs, Wembley National Stadium Limited


    Louise Green, Wembley National Stadium Limited


    Gary Hunt, Wembley National Stadium Limited


    Hugh Thomas, World Design Team


    Nic Coward, Football Association


    Sir Alan Cockshaw, English Partnerships


    Paula Hay-Plumb, English Partnerships


    Tony Winterbottom, English Partnerships


    Sir Nigel Mobbs, Wembley Task Force.

Playing Fields

Mr. MacShane: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what funds are available from (a) sports foundations sponsored by his Department and (b) the National Lottery to support travel by schoolchildren to playing fields for the purpose of participating in team sports. [108131]

Kate Hoey: The travel costs to playing fields for schoolchildren is eligible for support under the National Lottery Awards for All programme provided the travel is undertaken outside of school hours and is part of an overall project for which funding is being sought. This programme provides lottery grants of up to £5,000 to support short-term revenue as well as capital schemes. To date, Sport England has made around 2,000 awards totalling £4.8 million under the Programme, although it is not possible to say how much of this relates specifically to travel costs.

The Sportsmatch scheme, which is funded by my Department through Sport England, encourages business sponsors to invest in grass roots sport by matching their investment pound for pound up to £50,000 for eligible projects. Since its introduction eight years ago more than £20 million of Sportsmatch funding has been awarded in 72 sports, the majority supporting youth development programmes. Many of these involve the provision of coaching to youngsters, with a proportion of the funding allocated to transportation from home or school to playing fields and other facilities, although no details are available of the specific sums spent on travel.

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