§ Mr. Chris SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage (1) when she intends to announce the amount and duration of pump-priming funding for the London Film Commission; what sum she intends to allocate; and what budget heading it will come from; [35709]
(2) pursuant to her answer from the hon. Member for Kingston upon Hull North (Mr. McNamara) of 20 June, Official Report, column 178, regarding his future plans for privatisation in the Department or its departmental agencies, if she will indicate on what grounds the privatisation proposals at the historic royal palaces were excluded from the list. [36330]
Mrs. BottomleyI regret that it has not been possible to provide an answer before the summer recess. I shall therefore write to the hon. Member and place a copy of the letter in the Library.