HL Deb 27 January 1997 vol 577 c74WA
Lord Sefton of Garston

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What contribution has been paid by British Gas toward clearing pollution caused by them on the proposed site of the Millennium Exhibition.

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of National Heritage (Lord Inglewood)

I understand that British Gas is committed to meet in full the costs of cleaning up the part of the Greenwich peninsula which it owns to comply with the Environment Act 1995 and using methodology agreed with the Environment Agency. This includes the proposed site of the Millennium Exhibition.

The initial land reclamation project, paid for by British Gas, will finish on time at the end of this month, at a cost of £10.5 million.