10. SELECT COMMITTEES
4. Broadcasting
The Committee was nominated on 28 July 1997.
It had 11 Members and held 6 meetings.
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Members | Meetings
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| attended
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Clarke, Mr Eric (Chairman) | 2
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Caplin, Mr Ivor (discharged, 29.6.99) | 0
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Gale, Mr Roger | 5
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Galloway, Mr George | 1
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Gardiner, Mr Barry | 5
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Gordon, Mrs Eileen | 5
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Hopkins, Mr Kelvin (added, 29.6.99) | 3
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Lepper, Mr David | 6
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Pound, Mr Stephen | 3
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Sayeed, Mr Jonathan | 2
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Stunell, Mr Andrew | 4
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Woodward, Mr Shaun | 0
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Overall attendance: | 54.5 %
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Number of Members added: | 1
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Number of Members discharged: | 1
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Turnover of membership during the Session: |
9 % |
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Staff
Committee Clerk: Mr Mike Clark, Senior Clerk (Band A2).
Secretary: Ms Lynda Young, Secretary (Band C).
The Committee was also assisted by:
Supervisor of Parliamentary Broadcasting: Ms M E Douglas,
OBE.
Witnesses
Oral evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
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Number of appearances by:
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Cabinet Ministers
| 0 |
Other Ministers
| 0 |
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of
| |
Government Departments
| 0 |
executive agencies
| 0 |
public bodies and non-Ministerial departments
| 0 |
Members of Parliament
| 0 |
Appearances by other witnesses
| 8 |
Overseas Visits
Date | Destination
| Members
| Staff |
Purpose |
Cost |
15-19.3.99
| Washington DC and Ottawa
| 7 |
2* | Inquiry into The Development of Parliamentary Broadcasting
| £30,621.71
|
*Includes Supervisor
of Parliamentary Broadcasting
Visits to European Institutions
None
UK Visits
Date |
Destination
| Members
| Staff |
Purpose |
Cost |
19.5.99
| BBC Parliament, 4 Millbank
| 4 |
3 | Inquiry into The Development of Parliamentary Broadcasting
| Nil |
Reports and Minutes of Evidence
None.
Government replies to Reports for Session 1997-98
None.
Minutes of Proceedings
The Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee for Session 1997-98
were published on 7.12.99 as HC 1157, Session 1997-98. The Minutes
of Proceedings of the Committee for Session 1998-99 will be published
as HC 893, Session 1998-99.
Divisions
None.
Debates
None.
Evidence
Oral evidence was taken at 3 of the Committee's 6 meetings.
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