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CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT
Millennium Dome
Dr. Julian Lewis: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what have been the overall sums of money (a) spent on and (b) taken in receipts at, the Millennium Dome. [134992]
Janet Anderson: The New Millennium Experience Company (NMEC) has advised that in cash terms total expenditure to 31 October 2000 was £728,113,000. Receipts to 31 October were £159,529,000 trading income (tickets, sponsorship (including value-in-kind), and other commercial income), and £571,980,000 National Lottery grant.
Mr. Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will provide details of the county court judgments that have been made against the New Millennium Experience Company. [139039]
Janet Anderson [holding answer 20 November 2000]: The details of the four county court judgments to which the hon. Member refers are as follows:
| Company | Claimed and paid |
|---|---|
| Stocksigns | 235.06 |
| Power Plant Services | 939.83 |
| Display World Supplies | 301.91 |
| Service Point UK Ltd. | 131.49 |
All the above have been removed from the Register.
The New Millennium Experience Company (NMEC) has advised that it has been notified of three further county court judgments. All three payments have been made:
| Company | Claimed and paid |
|---|---|
| Glen Howard Neil Salway | 150.00 |
| Telecline Ltd. | 2,054.94 |
| Tyne & Wear Passenger Transport | 5,812.00 |
The first of these three cases has been removed from the Register. The necessary processes to remove the final two are under way.
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Mr. Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what steps were taken by the management of the millennium dome to minimise the dangers to the public from the operation carried out by the police on 7 November. [138912]
Janet Anderson [holding answer 21 November 2000]: The New Millennium Experience Company (NMEC) worked closely with the police over many weeks to formulate and refine an Operational Plan which would ensure minimum risk and maximum safety for its staff and visitors. No action was taken to apprehend the suspects until they had reached a point where they could be easily contained by the police. The area where the vault is located was not open to the public and the immediate staff members were withdrawn to a place of safety before or at the start of the incident. The safety of staff and visitors was a top priority for NMEC and the Metropolitan police service.
Mr. Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many children have performed in "Our Town Story" at the Dome to date; and how many schools have participated. [139016]
Janet Anderson [holding answer 22 November 2000]: The New Millennium Experience Company (NMEC) has advised that, by the end of the year there will have been 220 performances of "Our Town Story" in which 210 local education authorities (LEAs) will have participated. As the LEAs have selected each cast of 100 it is not possible to give details of the number of schools which have taken part. Details of the current performance schedule, however, are included in the table. By the end of the year approximately 20,000 children will have performed in "Our Town Story".
"Our Town Story" is one of a number of extremely successful National Programme initiatives that have been an integral part of the Millennium Experience at the Dome. The programme has enabled and encouraged thousands of communities to participate in events and activities.
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Mr. Woolas: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what date he has set for Lazard to conclude negotiations with the Legacy consortium over the purchase of the Millennium Dome; and what plans he has to re-open the competition to new bidders in the event of those negotiations being unsuccessful. [139796]
Janet Anderson: The involvement of Lazard in the process for selling the Millennium Dome has concluded with the award of preferred bidder status to Legacy plc. The competition team will now take forward the negotiations with Legacy plc. Progress will be reviewed regularly, and if all goes well we expect to exchange contracts during February.
In the event of the failure of negotiations with Legacy plc, the Government would pursue other possible uses of the Dome.
Dr. Julian Lewis: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what estimate he has made of likely revenue resulting from the sale of the contents of the Millennium Dome. [140151]
Janet Anderson: The information requested is commercially confidential. To release details of likely revenue from the sale of assets could impair the ability of the New Millennium Experience Company (NMEC) to negotiate with potential buyers and to obtain the best value from the sale of the assets.
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Mr. Peter Ainsworth: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will publish an inventory of the contents of the Millennium Dome and list their legal owners. [140183]
Janet Anderson [holding answer 24 November 2000]: A full inventory of the contents of the Dome comprises many thousands of items from the building and the exhibit structures, to the knives and forks in the restaurant, to the desks and chairs in the New Millennium Experience Company's (NMEC) office space. This information could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
Mr. Peter Ainsworth: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what work is being undertaken by PricewaterhouseCoopers regarding the invoicing of catering and hospitality services at the Millennium Dome. [140423]
Janet Anderson [holding answer 27 November 2000]: I understand that no such work is being undertaken by PricewaterhouseCoopers.
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