HC Deb 21 January 1999 vol 323 cc532-3W
40. Mr. Pike

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what estimate he has made of the maximum number of visitors which the millennium site could handle on any one day. [65232]

Janet Anderson

Actual daily numbers will depend on the New Millennium Experience Company's policy regarding the number of tickets on sale for each day, on visitor safety and comfort, and on necessary approvals from the relevant authorities. The present estimate is for a maximum of 35,000 on those occasions when the Millennium Experience opens during daytime; on those occasions where the Millennium Experience is open during the daytime and the evening, the number of visitors is estimated at 55,000.

42. Mr. Luff

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what is his most recent estimate of the number of daily visitors to the dome and the proportion of the visitors who will arrive by underground train service. [65234]

Janet Anderson

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Burnley (Mr. Pike) on 21 January 1999,Official Report, column 532. The number of visitors estimated to arrive at the Dome site by underground train is about 55 per cent.