Millennium Dome (Hansard, 25 July 2000)

§ Mr. Baker
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the answer to the right hon. Member for Wokingham (Mr. Redwood) of 9 June 2000,Official Report, column 397W, on the Millennium Dome, what average gross yield entrance receipt per visitor was anticipated for the Millennium Dome prior to 1 January. [126263]
595W

§ Janet Anderson
[holding answer 20 June 2000]: The average gross yield entrance receipt per visitor to the Millennium Dome anticipated prior to 1 January 2000, was £15.37.

§ Mr. Evans
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what estimate he has made of the number of schoolchildren from Wales who have visited the Millennium Dome free of charge. [131049]

§ Janet Anderson
[holding answer 17 July 2000]: To date 23,000 schoolchildren from Wales have been allocated free school trips to the Dome.

§ Mr. Evans
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what estimate he has made of the number of people from Wales who have visited the Millennium Dome. [131050]

§ Janet Anderson
[holding answer 17 July 2000]: There are various ways of purchasing tickets to visit the Dome, from Lottery outlets around the country, from the Dome Ticket Line, from travel and tourism companies and in person at the Dome. With so many possible purchase sources it is impossible to estimate the exact number of visitors from one particular location.

§ Mr. Peter Ainsworth
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport when he last met Mr. Robert Bourne of Legacy plc; what representations he has received from(a) Mr. Robert Bourne and (b) Legacy plc; and what discussions he has had with Legacy plc regarding the future use of the Dome site. [131369]

§ Janet Anderson
[holding answer 18 July 2000]: My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport last met Robert Bourne on 30 March 2000. The future use of the Dome was not discussed. In December 1999 my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State took a decision to stand apart from the decision making process in recognition of the contacts which he has had with Robert Bourne of Legacy plc. Since December 1999, he has not received any representations from Robert Bourne or any other member of Legacy plc on the future use of the Dome.