HC Deb 03 November 1993 vol 231 cc201-2W
Ms Harman

To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if he will list those public investment projects within his Department's responsibility which have attracted private capital and have been commenced since the 1992 autumn statement.

Mr. Sproat

[holding answer 2 November 1993]: A number of projects are currently under consideration, but none has yet reached the stage where any details can be given. By their nature, such projects involve a long lead-time, but we will make announcements about any major projects as soon as we are in a position to do so.

Many of the bodies sponsored by this Department—notably museums and galleries—have, for a number of years, sought and received private funding for building and other projects. In addition, the Department is involved in a number of business sponsorship schemes which encourages matching funding from the public and private sectors.