HL Deb 13 July 2000 vol 615 c44WA
Baroness Anelay of St Johns

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What is the total sum that will be paid by way of bonus payments to—

  1. (a) managerial staff at the Millennium Dome; and
  2. (b) host staff at the Millennium Dome. [HL3049]

The Minister of State, Cabinet Office (Lord Falconer of Thoroton)

New Millennium Experience Company's (NMEC) performance and retention bonus policy for employees and remuneration policy for executive board directors is detailed in its Annual Report and Accounts, which were published and placed in the Libraries of the House in July 1999. These policies reflect the fact that NMEC employees and directors are employed on fixed-term contracts and it is in the interests of the success and smooth running of the Millennium Experience that there is an incentive to maintain a high level of performance throughout. At this point in the project it is not possible to estimate accurately what the total sum payable to staff under these schemes might be.