House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 28 Feb 2001 (pt 2)

Millennium Dome

Mr. Redwood: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much income for the Dome was generated through (a) merchandising aids and (b) royalties. [150937]

Mr. Redwood: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the total expenditure was on staffing the Dome from the run up period to the opening until the closure, including the costs of terminating contracts. [150925]

Janet Anderson: The figure provided by the New Millennium Experience Company (NMEC) is subject to the Company's necessary external audit scrutiny. That work will begin shortly and will inform the content of the Company's Annual Reports and Financial Statements for the period 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2000. The Report and Statements will be published in due course. NMEC has advised that staffing expenditure for the period February 1997 to 31 December 1999 was £34.5 million. Staffing expenditure for the period 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2000 was £47.2 million including retention and bonus payments as provided for in staff contracts but excluding bonus payments to Directors.

Mr. Redwood: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what revenue was received by NMEC from the catering arrangements at the Dome. [150924]

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Janet Anderson: The figure provided by the New Millennium Experience Company (NMEC) is subject to the company's necessary external audit scrutiny. That work will begin shortly and will inform the content of the company's annual report and financial statements for the period 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2000. The report and statements will be published in due course. NMEC has advised that revenue received from the catering arrangements at the Dome was £2.3 million net.

Mr. Redwood: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the ticket revenue received from the Dome was. [150923]

Janet Anderson: The figure provided by the New Millennium Experience Company (NMEC) is subject to the company's necessary external audit scrutiny. That work will begin shortly and will inform the content of the Company's Annual Report and Financial Statements for the period 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2000. The report and statements will be published in due course. NMEC has advised that ticket revenue received from the Dome was £58.4 million.

Mr. Redwood: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the expenditure on utilities was for the Dome until its closure. [150926]

Dome Sponsors

Mr. Chope: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on what date the £1 million sponsorship payment from the Hinduja foundation for the faith zone was received by the New Millennium Experience Company. [149220]

Janet Anderson [holding answer 6 February 2001]: I understand from the New Millennium Experience Company (NMEC), that the Hinduja Foundation first approached NMEC in February 1997 about the possibility of incorporating the "Concordia Project" into the Dome. This was to be an interactive visitor education centre focusing on the world's different cultures. The agreement between NMEC and the Hinduja Foundation governing its £1 million financial support for the Faith zone was signed on 16 February 1999. The first payment of £100,000 was paid on 25 February 1999; the second payment of £450,000 was paid on 18 May 1999 and the final amount of £450,000 was paid on 23 August 1999.

EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT

Further and Higher Education Students

Mr. Boswell: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what the combined total of students in further and higher education in each of the past

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five years was expressed as (a) total student enrolments in publicly funded institutions and (b) total full-time equivalents. [150118]

Mr. Wicks [holding answer 15 February 2001]: The information requested is contained in the tables.

Higher education student numbers have steadily increased over recent years. Further education student numbers, on the other hand, have fallen slightly. The main reason for this is the large fall in franchised provision. Previous participation figures were artificially inflated by franchising, some of which offered courses of dubious value. I remain determined to raise student numbers in FE at the same time as I raise the quality of the provision on offer.

Table 1--headcount of student numbers in higher education

Thousands

Year Number

1995-96⁽²⁾ 1,355

1996-97⁽²⁾ 1,382

1997-98⁽²⁾ 1,414

1998-99⁽²⁾ 1,442

1999-2000⁽³⁾ 1,461

	Thousands
Year	Number
1995-96⁽²⁾	1,355
1996-97⁽²⁾	1,382
1997-98⁽²⁾	1,414
1998-99⁽²⁾	1,442
1999-2000⁽³⁾	1,461

⁽²⁾ Actual

⁽³⁾ Provisional

Source:

HESA, December record

Table 2--full-time equivalent (FTE) student numbers in higher education

Thousands

Year Number

1995-96⁽⁴⁾ 1,058

1996-97⁽⁴⁾ 1,077

1997-98⁽⁴⁾ 1,106

1998-99⁽⁴⁾ 1,123

1999-2000⁽⁵⁾ 1,134

	Thousands
Year	Number
1995-96⁽⁴⁾	1,058
1996-97⁽⁴⁾	1,077
1997-98⁽⁴⁾	1,106
1998-99⁽⁴⁾	1,123
1999-2000⁽⁵⁾	1,134

⁽⁴⁾ Actual

⁽⁵⁾ Provisional

Source:

HESA, December record

Table 3--headcount of student numbers in further education

Thousands

Year Number

1995-96⁽⁶⁾ 4,029

1996-97⁽⁶⁾ 4,463

1997-98⁽⁶⁾ 4,463

1998-99⁽⁶⁾ 4,335

1999-2000⁽⁷⁾ 4,274

	Thousands
Year	Number
1995-96⁽⁶⁾	4,029
1996-97⁽⁶⁾	4,463
1997-98⁽⁶⁾	4,463
1998-99⁽⁶⁾	4,335
1999-2000⁽⁷⁾	4,274

⁽⁶⁾ Actual

⁽⁷⁾ Provisional

Source:

FEFC

Table 4--full-time equivalent (FTE) student numbers in further education

Thousands

Year Number

1995-96⁽⁸⁾ 1,198

1996-97⁽⁸⁾ 1,215

1997-98⁽⁸⁾ 1,160

1998-99⁽⁹⁾ 1,149

1999-2000⁽⁹⁾ --

	Thousands
Year	Number
1995-96⁽⁸⁾	1,198
1996-97⁽⁸⁾	1,215
1997-98⁽⁸⁾	1,160
1998-99⁽⁹⁾	1,149
1999-2000⁽⁹⁾	--

⁽⁸⁾ Actual

⁽⁹⁾ Provisional

Notes:

1. All figures are on a whole year basis, and are for England only.

2. In 1998-99, three colleges transferred from the FE sector to the HE sector. Student numbers in these colleges are included in Tables 3 and 4 until 1997-98, and in Tables 1 and 2 from 1998-99.

3. In 1999-2000, one FE sector college merged with an HE institution. Student numbers in this college are included in Tables 3 and 4 until 1998-99; from 1999-2000 this college is considered part of the HE sector.

4. While funding for HNC and HND students in FE sector colleges transferred from FEFC to HEFCE in 1999-2000, their numbers appear in Table 3 throughout (as FEFC-funded students until 1998-99, then as non FEFC-funded students), and in Table 4 until 1998-99. Their numbers do not appear in Tables 1 or 2 in any year.

Table 1

The data include only those students on higher education courses at publicly funded HE institutions. Includes home, EU and overseas students filling places funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for England or by other sources. Includes students on Open University courses.

Table 2

Table 3

The data include FEFC-funded and non FEFC-funded students in FE sector colleges and FEFC-funded students in External Institutions, Specialist Designated Institutions and Higher Education Institutions.

Table 4

In line with the normal publishing convention, Further Education FTE data include FEFC-funded and non FEFC-funded FE students in FE sector colleges, FEFC-funded FE students in External Institutions, Specialist Designated Institutions and Higher Education Institutions, and non FEFC-funded FE students in Adult Education Centres. Also included are FEFC-funded HE students in FE sector colleges. FTE figures are not yet available for 1999-2000.

Source:

ISR; FEFC Aggregate Record

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