Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Harry Cohen (Labour). It was answered by Baroness Jowell (Labour) on Monday, 13 June 2005 on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

London Eye

Question: If she will make a statement on the progress of her discussions with the South Bank Centre on the London Eye.

Answer: Negotiations between the London Eye and the South Bank Centre continue, but the London Eye is here to stay. It will continue to give millions of tourists and Londoners pleasure every year, and to enhance London's bid for 2012. I have no doubt that an agreement will be reached on a new lease for the Eye. The clock has stopped while the negotiations continue, and it is of course important that both parties—the South Bank Centre and the London Eye—get it right.

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