§ 32. Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle)What steps are being taken to ensure that cooking smells in the millennium dome are neutralised. [91370]
§ The Minister for Tourism, Film and Broadcasting (Janet Anderson)The majority of kitchens in the dome have an air extraction plant which takes the air out of the dome. A few have filtered air-cleaning systems. Both will ensure that cooking smells are kept to a minimum.
§ Mr. PrenticeThat was a good answer to something that has been perplexing me. There are to be 37 eating outlets in the dome, as I learned when I joined the hon. Member for Blaby (Mr. Robathan) in a visit there a few days ago. One of the 37 is McDonald's, which will be opening its 1,000th outlet in the UK. It occurred to me that we should use the dome to celebrate the great regional dishes and culinary diversity of this country. Can my hon. Friend reassure me that the 37 outlets will include restaurants where we can sample some of the great United Kingdom dishes of which we are so fond?
§ Janet AndersonI understand that the 37 outlets cover a diversity of eating opportunities. I am sure that my hon. Friend will not be disappointed.