HC Deb 01 March 1999 vol 326 c533W
17. Mr. McNulty

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many communities have received Millennium awards. [72108]

Mr. Chris Smith

Thousands of communities throughout the UK are benefiting from awards from the Millennium Commission. Work is underway on capital projects on over 3,000 sites. Nine hundred and fifty communities across the UK have benefited so far from the awards scheme for individuals and last week I announced over 1,000 celebratory events as part of the Millennium Festival.