§ Mr. PattenTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage (1) how many projects supported by the millennium fund(a) recognise the millennium as marking 2,000 years since the birth of Jesus Christ and (b) otherwise have a specifically Christian character; [39582]
(2) how many schemes have been approved and of what value from the millennium fund; how many of these and at what value (a) specifically recognise that the year 2,000 as marking the birth of Jesus Christ and (b) are of a Christian nature; and what percentage of the total approved schemes by number and value these represent. [39652]
§ Mr. SproatThis is a matter for the Millennium Commission. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for National Heritage will reply to the hon. Member in her capacity as chairman of the commission and place copies of her reply in the Libraries of the House.