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Culture, Media and Sport - Minutes of Evidence

Here you can browse the Minutes of Evidence which were ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 11 June 2002.


MINUTES OF EVIDENCE

TAKEN BEFORE THE CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT COMMITTEE

TUESDAY 11 JUNE 2002


Members present:


Mr Gerald Kaufman, in the Chair

Derek Wyatt

Mr Chris Bryant

Miss Julie Kirkbride

Mr Frank Doran

Rosemary McKenna

Michael Fabricant

Ms Debra Shipley

Mr Adrian Flook

John Thurso

Alan Keen

CONTENTS

Memorandum submitted by GamCare

Memorandum submitted by the Methodist Church, supported by Churches Together in Britain and Ireland, The Salvation Army and the United Reformed Church (Church and Society)

Memorandum submitted by Professor Orford, Professor of Clinical and Community Psychology, University of Birmingham

Memorandum submitted by Professor Peter Collins, Director, Centre for the Study of Gambling and Commercial Gaming, University of Salford

Memorandum submitted by the Right Reverend Alan Chesters, Bishop of Blackburn

Examination of Witnesses

MR PAUL BELLRINGER OBE, Director, GamCare, MS RACHEL LAMPARD, Secretary for Parliamentary and Political Affairs, The Methodist Church, Churches Together in Britain and Ireland, PROFESSOR ORFORD, University of Birmingham, MR PETER COLLINS, Centre for Study of Gambling and Commercial Gaming, University of Salford, BISHOP OF BLACKBURN, examined.

Question Number

1-19

20-39

40-42

Memorandum submitted by British Amusement Catering Trades Association (BACTA)

Examination of Witnesses

MR KEITH SMITH, President, and MR TIM BATSTONE, Vice-President, BACTA examined.

Question Number

43-59

60-71

Memorandum submitted by Business In Sport and Leisure

Examination of Witnesses

MRS BRIGID SIMMONDS, Chief Executive, MS SUSANNA FITZGERALD QC, Business in Sport and Leisure, examined.

Question Number

72-79

80-99

100-102

Memorandum submitted by Blackpool Challenge Partnership

Examination of Witnesses

COUNCILLOR ROY FISHER, Chairman, Blackpool Challenge Partnership, MR STEVE WEAVER, Chief Executive, Blackpool Borough Council, and MR PETER MOORE, Consultant, examined.

Question Number

103-121

Memorandum submitted by the British Casino Association (BCA)

Examination of Witnesses

PENELOPE, VISCOUNTESS COBHAM, Chair of the British Casino Association and of the Gambling Industry Charitable Trust, and MR ROY RAMM, Chairman of the British Casino Association Technical Committee, examined.

Question Number

122-139

140-153

 

 


 
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