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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Robert Marshall-Andrews (Labour), on Monday, 22 May 2000, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 86 members in total.

MILLENNIUM DOME

That this House expresses deep concern and alarm at the decision by the Millennium Commission to advance a further ??29 million of public money to the New Millennium Experience Company; notes that this will deprive the New Opportunities Fund of monies that would otherwise go to education, health and the environment; calls on the Government to undertake that no further public funds whether from taxation, the Lottery or otherwise shall be advanced to the NMEC; and further calls for a public judicial inquiry into the stewardship of the Millennium Fund.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received 2 amendments.

771A1
after 'environment;', insert 'contrasts this with the fact that not a penny of public money has been forthcoming for JC2000, the largest arts festival for schools ever staged in the UK in which over 18,000 schools serving more than six million pupils have been given the chance to learn the true meaning of the Millennium;'.
771A2
leave out from 'for' to end and insert 'the accounts to be called in by the National Audit Office immediately.'.

Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
771 
771A1 
771A2 
Session
1999-00
Subjects
Finance Millennium exhibition New Millennium Experience
Link
View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk