HC Deb 28 July 1997 vol 299 cc25-6W
Mr. Mitchell

To ask the Minister without Portfolio if he will list(a) the contracts let so far and (b) those proposed to be let in the next two years in connection with the millennium experience. [6442]

Mr. Mandelson

The New Millennium Experience Company has entered into a range of contracts for the supply of goods and services, including those for steelwork and fabric for the construction of the dome to a value in excess of £20 million and into a number of other performance and target-led contracts. The NMEC expects to commit the majority of its expenditure within the next two years. All contracts will be subject to normalOfficial Journal of the European Communities procedures. The NMEC will publish full accounts of its expenditure in the usual way in due course.