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Here you can browse the Minutes of Evidence which were ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 16 November 2000.

THURSDAY 16 NOVEMBER 2000

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Members present:

Mr Gerald Kaufman, in the Chair

Mr David Faber	Mr John Maxton
Mr Christopher Fraser	Ms Claire Ward
Mrs Llin Golding	Derek Wyatt
Mr Alan Keen

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CONTENTS

Memorandum submitted by the Neighbourhood Lottery Alliance

Examination of Witnesses

MR RICHARD SIDDLE, Editor, Independent Retail News, MR EDDIE THOMPSON, Immediate past President, Scottish Grocers Federation, MR ROY TURNBULL, National Executive, National Federation of Retail Newsagents, MR COLIN FINCH, Deputy Vice-President, National Federation of Retail Newsagents, and MR TREVOR DIXON, Chief Executive, Association of Convenience Stores Limited, Neighbourhood Lottery Alliance, examined.

Question Number

164 - 169

170 - 189

190 - 195

Supplementary memorandum submitted by the Neighbourhood Lottery Alliance

Memorandum submitted by the Bingo Association

Annex 1

Memorandum submitted by the Lotteries Council

Examination of Witnesses

SIR PETER FRY, Chairman, and MR ALAN NICHOLS, Hon Treasurer, The Bingo Association; MR ALAN AUSTIN, Chairman, and MR MICHAEL EDWARDES-EVANS, Vice-President, The Lotteries Council, examined.

Question Number

196 - 199

200 - 219

220 - 227

Memorandum submitted by Vernons Pools

Memorandum submitted by Littlewoods Leisure

APPENDIX 1

APPENDIX 2

APPENDIX 3

Examination of Witnesses

MR STEVE ROBERTS, Chief Executive, Vernons Group Ltd, MR ROGER WITHERS, Executive Chairman, Littlewoods Leisure, and MR RICHARD BOARDLEY, Director, Littlewoods Leisure, examined.

Question Number

228 - 239

240 - 259

260 - 263

Supplementary memorandum submitted by Vernons Pools

Memorandum submitted by Professor Ian Walker and Ms Juliet Young

Table 1

Table 2

Table 3

Table 4

Table 5

APPENDIX A

APPENDIX B

Examination of Witnesses

PROFESSOR IAN WALKER and MS JULIET YOUNG, Department of Economics, University of Warwick, examined.

Question Number

264 - 269

270 - 286

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Prepared 15 December 2000