HC Deb 30 January 1995 vol 253 c530W
20. Ms Quin

To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if he will make a statement about the progress being made by the Millennium Commission in achieving its objectives.

Mr. Dorrell

I am delighted with the Millennium Commission's progress to date. The commission issued detailed guidance for applicants in November. Applications for funding for capital projects, large and small are now being invited, and the commission is consulting with experts on a festival for the year 2000 and a bursary scheme. A national competition for ideas for the festival will be launched in the spring.