§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what plans he has to allocate the revenue from the sale of the Millennium Dome(a) towards the running costs of the NMEC Exhibition at the Dome and (b) to English Partnerships for regeneration programmes. [130848]
§ Janet AndersonI refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave on 11 July 2000,Official Report, columns 481–82W, to the hon. Member for East Surrey (Mr. Ainsworth).
§ Mr. Peter AinsworthTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if stamp duty will be payable on the disposal of the Dome. [131372]
§ Janet Anderson[holding answer 18 July 2000]: As in all acquisitions of assets, stamp duty will become payable in accordance with the Stamp Acts.