§ Mr. Peter AinsworthTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many people are employed on the Dome site; and in what capacity. [84]
§ Dr. Howells[holding answer 25 June 2001]: The New Millennium Experience Company (NMEC) currently employs 66 people at the Dome site in the following roles:
Number Chairman's/Finance Director's Offices 7 Decommissioning 6 Finance 17 Legal 3 Human Resources 5 Information Technology 4 Press Office 3 Support 21 With effect from 1 July 2001. the number of people employed by NMEC was reduced to 31.
§ Mr. Peter AinsworthTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what are the total(a) maintenance, (b) security and (c) other continuing costs of the Dome; and if she will make a statement. [131]
§ Dr. Howells[holding answer 25 June 2001]: The New Millennium Experience Company (NMEC) has advised that its budgeted costs for June for the Dome and site on which its stands are as follows:
- Maintenance: £72,000
- Security: £70,000
- Other site costs: £344,000
- (including rates at £300,000 which have since been refunded).
§ Mr. Peter AinsworthTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on how many occasions officials of the Health and Safety Executive have visited the Dome since December 2000; and what the purpose of the visit was in each case. [85]
§ Dr. Howells[holding answer 25 June 2001]: Officials from the Health and Safety Executive visited the site in January (at the invitation of the New Millennium Experience Company) to discuss its decommissioning programme and on 26 February as part of a routine inspection.