§ Mr. BakerTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to his answer of 14 December 1999,Official Report, column 131W, concerning contracts with Dome sponsors, if all documentation has now been signed; what outstanding matters remain to be resolved; and if he will make a statement. [104601]
§ Janet Anderson[holding answer 13 January 2000]: Seven contracts were outstanding at 14 December and reported to the House in my reply to the hon. Member of that date. Four of these contracts have now been signed and three remain to be signed at 10 February—Boots, Mars Confectionary and BSkyB. While NMEC had hoped that they would all have been completed at this stage, one or two matters of detail remain subject to discussion between the respective parties. The company has every confidence that the contracts will be signed.