Sessional Returns Session 1998-99 - Contents


10. SELECT COMMITTEES

4. Broadcasting

The Committee was nominated on 28 July 1997.
It had 11 Members and held 6 meetings.



Members
Meetings
attended

Clarke, Mr Eric (Chairman)
2
Caplin, Mr Ivor (discharged, 29.6.99)
0
Gale, Mr Roger
5
Galloway, Mr George
1
Gardiner, Mr Barry
5
Gordon, Mrs Eileen
5
Hopkins, Mr Kelvin (added, 29.6.99)
3
Lepper, Mr David
6
Pound, Mr Stephen
3
Sayeed, Mr Jonathan
2
Stunell, Mr Andrew
4
Woodward, Mr Shaun
0
Overall attendance:
54.5 %
Number of Members added:
1
Number of Members discharged:
1
Turnover of membership during the Session:
9 %

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:
    Number of appearances by:
      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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