§ Ms WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage in respect of which national lottery millennium bids decisions have been deferred until March 1997; and if she will give the reason for the delayed announcements. [7170]
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyThis is a matter for the Millennium Commission. I shall write to the hon. Member in my capacity as chairman of the commission and place copies of my reply in the Libraries of the House.
§ 16. Mr. Campbell-SavoursTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage how many projects supported by Millennium Commission awards are currently being taken forward. [7610]
§ Mrs. BottomleyThe Millennium Commission is taking forward into contract, construction and implementation 93 projects: 87 capital projects on 2,038 sites and six millennium award schemes. In addition, 58 first and second-round projects are under detailed consideration and 1,011 projects are at initial appraisal stage.