§ Mr. OatenTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many days training staff to be employed in the Millennium Dome will receive on disability awareness. [69702]
§ Janet Anderson[holding answer 8 February 1999]: The New Millennium Experience Company (NMEC) is finalising training programmes for operational staff. The current outline programmes provide for three hours training each for all staff in Disability Etiquette. This follows consultations with the company's Accessibility Advisory Group membership, details of which were published in the company's Annual Report and Financial Statements last year. Staff whose duties will focus on accessibility matters will undertaken more training; the nature and the scope of this will be appropriate to each role.