§ Baroness Anelay of St Johnsasked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the Statement on the national stadium by the Baroness Blackstone on 19 December 2001 (HL Deb, cols 301–14), whether the independent value for money assessment has been commissioned into the proposed contracts with Multiplex; if so, which company has been commissioned to carry out such an assessment; and whether they are satisfied that the company has no previous or likely future involvement in the project. [HL3029]
§ Baroness BlackstoneFollowing a competitive tendering process in which Sport England and DCMS were involved, Wembley National Stadium Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Football Association, has appointed Cyril Sweett Limited to undertake a value for money analysis of the proposed contract with Multiplex Constructions Limited. I have placed a copy of the terms of reference for this study in the Library of the House, Cyril Sweett Limited has had no previous involvement in the national stadium project and there72WA is, at present, no indication of likely future involvement in the project.