§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to his answer of 19 March 1996,Official Report, column 171, if the costs of winding up the Cardiff Bay Opera House trust will appear in the annual accounts of the Cardiff Bay development corporation for (a) 1995–96 and (b) 1996–97. [22419]
§ Mr. HagueThe costs of winding up the Cardiff Bay Opera House trust which are funded by Cardiff Bay development corporation, will be included in the corporation's relevant annual accounts in accordance with its accounting policies.
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§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to his answer of 19 March 1996,Official Report, column 171, what consultations he has had with the chairman of the Cardiff Bay development corporation concerning the involvement of Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber and Cameron Mackintosh and their companies in the provision of a large-scale lyric theatre for Wales at Cardiff bay; and if he will make a statement. [22424]
§ Mr. HagueThe meetings at which the proposed Cardiff Bay opera house was raised with me were as follows: chairman, Cardiff Bay Opera House trust, 19 July 1995; chairman, Cardiff Bay development corporation 20 August 1995; deputy chairman; Cardiff Bay Opera House trust—the hon. Member for Cardiff South and Penarth (Mr. Michael), 20 January 1996.
I also met the chairman of the Cardiff Bay development corporation on 14 March 1996 where the possible development of a Cardiff Bay theatre was raised with me; there was no discussion about the involvement on any particular commercial organisations in the possible project.