§ Mr. BakerTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will make a statement on attendance figures for the Millennium Dome. [120806]
§ Janet Anderson[holding answer 5 May 2000]: Attendance at the Dome to date totals 2.1 million, making it the most popular pay-to-visit attraction in the UK. Visitor figures are posted on the Dome website (www.dome2000.co.uk) weekly.
The latest independent survey shoes that visitors have overwhelmingly enjoyed their day at the Dome with satisfaction levels of over 80 per cent. This is borne out by the largest monthly attendance to date of 579,333 visitors in April and May day's record attendance of 32,192 visitors.
§ Mr. Peter AinsworthTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many responses were received to the dome legacy competition; if he will publish them; and if he will make a statement. [121953]
§ Janet Anderson[holding answer 12 May 2000]: I refer the hon. Member to the answer my right hon. Friend, the Minister for Local Government and the Regions gave my hon. Friend the Member for Battersea (Mr. Linton) on 17 January 2000.