§ Baroness Anelay of St Johnsasked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the Written Answer of the Baroness Blackstone of 15 November 2001 (WA 103–04) in which she indicated that she hoped to make an announcement in the near future on the business case for Culture Online, what progress they have made in preparing the business case for publication; and what is currently the cost to the Treasury of the preparatory work to set up Culture Online carried out under the auspices of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. [HL3486]
§ Baroness BlackstoneWe are continuing to consider a range of alternative options for Culture Online and hope to make an announcement very soon.
82WAFive million pounds was allocated to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport as part of the 2000 spending review to allow initial development of the project; the cost of developing our proposals for Culture Online so far is £1,833,555.