§ Mr. YeoTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what has been the total cost to date to(a) the Treasury and (b) the National Lottery of the Millennium Dome. [14508]
§ Ms KeebleEnglish Partnerships, the Government's regeneration agency, which manages the Dome sale process and owns the site, is expecting to incur, from its normal budget, some £1.9 million in relation to care and maintenance1 of the Dome, around £9.75 million for decommissioning works in preparation for the future use of the Dome and about £1.7 million on the current sale process, this year. In addition, English Partnerships spent £6.6 million on the previous competition, which began in March 1999 and ended at the beginning of 2001. These costs will be recovered from eventual sale proceeds.
In relation to the National Lottery cost, the Millennium Commission has approved a total grant of £628 million to the New Millennium Experience Company for the Millennium Experience at Greenwich and its associated national programme of events and activities.
1 Includes rates, utilities, security, maintenance and insurance.