asked Her Majesty's Government:
(a) which Northern Ireland projects were funded by the Millennium Fund; (b) how much was allocated in each case; (c) what were the names of projects which fully achieved their declared objectives; (d) what were the names of those projects which failed to meet fully their objectives; (e) what moneys were retrieved from unsuccessful projects; and (f) what moneys were withdrawn from successful projects. [HL3098]
The Millennium Commission funded the following capital projects in Northern Ireland:
Project Grant £ The Odyssey Complex, Belfast 45,681,575 Millennium Forum, Derry 5,248,074 ECOS Millennium Environmental Centre, Ballymena 4,944,121 21st Century Halls for Northern Ireland 4,683,864 Woods on Your Doorstep (Northern Ireland) 3,976,807 St Patrick Centre, Downpatrick 2,551,775 Spectrum Centre, Belfast 2,282,350 Belfast 2000 Community Parks 2,182,601 Community Outreach Centre, Belfast 1,500,000 Royal Hospitals Millennium Gardens, Belfast 1,395,718 Linen Green Centre, Moygashel 960,500 Clonoe Community Centre, Clonoe 613,000 Oakfield Community Centre, Carrickfergus 515,000 Kesh Boat Park, Kesh 500,214 Trillick Enterprise Leisure Centre 350,000 Rathfriland Community Centre, Rathfriland 285,000 Ulster Folk and Transport Museum: The Flight Experience 231,041 The Strangford Stone, Downpatrick 225,850
All these projects achieved their declared objectives in the past, but the Linen Green Centre, Moygashel, no longer has public good objectives. It met its objectives from its completion in 2000 until ownership was transferred in 2006 to a third party which was not subject to the objectives set out in the original Millennium Commission grant agreement. The sum of £960,500 was retrieved from the Linen Green Centre, Moygashel. No moneys have been withdrawn from successful projects.
asked Her Majesty's Government:
(a) how many projects were funded by the Millennium Fund in the United Kingdom; (b) how much funding was allocated in total; (c) how many projects fully achieved their declared objectives; (d) how many projects did not meet fully their objectives; (e) how much millennium grant moneys were spent on projects which did not meet their objectives; (f) how much was retrieved from such projects; and (g) how much was withdrawn from successful projects. [HL3099]
Two hundred and twenty-three completed capital projects were funded by the Millennium Commission in the UK apart from the Millennium Experience at Greenwich, which was subject to different procedures, and £1,326 million was allocated for the capital programmes. Of the 223 completed projects, 219 achieved their declared objectives. Three projects became insolvent and failed to meet their objectives. A fourth has recently been sold for non-public good purposes. The total grant spent on these four projects was £45,053,232. The amount retrieved from these four projects was £6,003,017. No grant has been withdrawn from successful projects.