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Tuesday 30 November 2004
Sir Gerald Kaufman, in the Chair
Mr Chris Bryant
Mr Frank Doran
Alan Keen | | Rosemary McKenna
Ms Debra Shipley
Derek Wyatt |
The Committee deliberated.
Resolved, That the Committee do inquire into the Government's support for the theatre.—(The Chairman.)
Public Libraries:
Dr Bob McKee, Chief Executive, Ms Margaret Haines, President, Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals and Ms Catherine Blanshard, President, Society of Chief Librarians, were examined.
Mr David Curtis, Director of Education, Culture and Social Education and Ms Helen Dean, Performance Specialist, Audit Commission, were examined.
Mr Bill MacNaught, Chairman, Advisory Council on Libraries, was examined.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 7 December at half past Ten o'clock.
Tuesday 7 December 2004
Sir Gerald Kaufman, in the Chair
Mr Chris Bryant
Mr Frank Doran
Michael Fabricant
Mr Adrian Flook
Mr Nick Hawkins | | Alan Keen
Rosemary McKenna
Ms Debra Shipley
John Thurso
Derek Wyatt |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report (A public BBC), proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, That further consideration of the Chairman's draft Report be now adjourned.—(The Chairman.)
(The Minutes of Proceedings relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the First Report from the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, HC (2004-05) 82, pp. 66-77)
Report to be further considered tomorrow.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 8 December at Ten o'clock.
Wednesday 8 December 2004
Sir Gerald Kaufman, in the Chair
Mr Chris Bryant
Mr Frank Doran
Michael Fabricant
Mr Adrian Flook
Mr Nick Hawkins | | Alan Keen
Rosemary McKenna
John Thurso
Derek Wyatt |
The Committee deliberated.
Consideration of the Chairman's draft Report (A public BBC) resumed.
(The Minutes of Proceedings relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the First Report from the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, HC (2004-05) 82, pp. 66-77)
[Adjourned till Tuesday 14 December at quarter past Ten o'clock.
Tuesday 14 December 2004
Sir Gerald Kaufman, in the Chair
Mr Chris Bryant
Mr Frank Doran
Mr Adrian Flook
Mr Nick Hawkins | | Alan Keen
Rosemary McKenna
Ms Debra Shipley
Derek Wyatt |
The Committee deliberated.
Public Libraries:
Mr Mark Wood, Chairman, Mr Chris Batt, Chief Executive, Museums, Libraries and Archives Council, Ms Lyn Brown, Local Government Association and Chair for Culture and Community, London Borough of Newham and Mr Tony Durcan, Local Government Association and Head of Libraries and Information, Newcastle upon Tyne City Council, were examined.
Ms Jacqueline Wilson OBE, was examined.
Rt Hon Lord McIntosh of Haringey, a Member of the House of Lords, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Mr Stephen Twigg, a Member of the House, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Schools, Department for Education and Skills and Rt Hon Nick Raynsford, a Member of the House, Minister of State for Local Government and the Regions, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, were examined.
In the absence of the Chairman, Alan Keen was called to the Chair.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 11 January at half past Ten o'clock.
Tuesday 11 January 2005
Sir Gerald Kaufman, in the Chair
Mr Chris Bryant
Mr Frank Doran
Michael Fabricant
Mr Adrian Flook | | Alan Keen
Ms Debra Shipley
Derek Wyatt |
The Committee deliberated.
Resolved, That, in connection with its inquiry into theatre, the Committee do seek to hold an evidence session in The Birmingham Repertory Theatre and that the Committee do seek to visit theatres in the Midlands region.—(The Chairman.)
Resolved, That the Committee do inquire into the operation of the British art market.—(The Chairman.)
Resolved, That the Committee do visit Paris in connection with its inquiry into the art market.
Ordered, That the Chairman do seek the approval of the Liaison Committee for expenditure in connection with the said visit.
Resolved, That the Committee do inquire into the Government's support for community sport and grassroots participation in sport and physical activity.—(The Chairman.)
[Adjourned till Tuesday 18 January at half past Ten o'clock.
Tuesday 18 January 2005
Sir Gerald Kaufman, in the Chair
Mr Chris Bryant
Mr Frank Doran
Mr Adrian Flook | | Alan Keen
Rosemary McKenna
Derek Wyatt |
The Committee deliberated.
Resolved, That the Committee do visit two Idea Stores in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in connection with its inquiry into public libraries.—(The Chairman.)
Draft Report (Work of the Committee in 2004), proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
(The Minutes of Proceedings relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Second Report from the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, HC (2004-05) 253, p.13)
[Adjourned till Tuesday 25 January at Ten o'clock.
Tuesday 25 January 2005
Sir Gerald Kaufman, in the Chair
Mr Chris Bryant
Mr Frank Doran
Mr Adrian Flook
Mr Nick Hawkins | | Alan Keen
Rosemary McKenna
Ms Debra Shipley
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The Committee deliberated.
Theatre:
Mr David James, Chairman, The Writers' Guild of Great Britain, was examined.
Mr Rupert Rhymes, Chairman, Mr Peter Longman, Director and Mr Mark Price, Planning Officer, The Theatres Trust, were examined.
Mr Tom Williams, Chairman, Central Council for Amateur Theatre, Mr Mark Pemberton, Chief Executive, National Operatic and Dramatic Association, Mr Niall Monaghan, Chair, Little Theatre Guild of Great Britain and Mr Aled Rhys Jones, Director, Drama Association of Wales, Vice Chair, Central Council for Amateur Theatre and English speaking Secretary of the International Amateur Theatre Association, were examined.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 1 February at Ten o'clock.
Tuesday 1 February 2005
Sir Gerald Kaufman, in the Chair
Mr Chris Bryant
Mr Frank Doran
Michael Fabricant | | Mr Nick Hawkins
Alan Keen
Ms Debra Shipley |
The Committee deliberated.
Ordered, That the Chairman do visit the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff in a representative capacity.—(Alan Keen.)
Theatre:
Mr Nicholas Hytner, Artistic Director and Mr Nick Starr, Executive Producer, National Theatre, were examined.
Mr Richard Pulford, Chief Executive, Society of London Theatre and Theatrical Management Association, Sir Stephen Waley-Cohen, President, Society of London Theatre and Mr Derek Nicholls, President, Theatrical Management Association, were examined.
Ms Charlotte Jones, Chief Executive, Mr Gavin Stride, Chair and Mr Roger Lang, YPT Co-ordinator, Independent Theatre Council, were examined.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 8 February at Ten o'clock.
Tuesday 8 February 2005
Sir Gerald Kaufman, in the Chair
Mr Chris Bryant
Mr Frank Doran
Michael Fabricant
Mr Adrian Flook | | Mr Nick Hawkins
Rosemary McKenna
Ms Debra Shipley
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The Committee deliberated.
Theatre:
Mr Michael Attenborough, Artistic Director, Mr Neil Constable, Executive Director, Almeida Theatre, Mr Michael Grandage, Artistic Director and Mr Nick Frankfort, Executive Producer, Donmar Warehouse, were examined.
Ms Sally Greene, Chief Executive and Trustee, Mrs Joyce Hytner, Trustee, Ms Joan Moynihan, Executive Director, The Old Vic and Ms Diane Borger, General Manager, Royal Court Theatre, were examined.
Ms Rosemary Squire, Executive Director, Ambassador Theatre Group, Ms Catie Callender, Managing Director, UK Theatrical Venues, Clear Channel Entertainment, Mr Andre Ptaszynski, Chief Executive, Really Useful Theatres and Mr Richard Johnston, Chief Executive, Delfont Mackintosh Theatres Ltd, were examined.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 22 February at half past Nine o'clock at The Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham.
Tuesday 22 February 2005
The Committee met at The Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Sir Gerald Kaufman, in the Chair
Mr Chris Bryant
Mr Frank Doran
Michael Fabricant
Mr Adrian Flook | | Alan Keen
Rosemary McKenna
Ms Debra Shipley |
The Committee deliberated.
Theatre:
Mr Stuart Rogers, Chief Executive, Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Mr Andrew Ormston, Arts Directorate, Birmingham City Council, Ms Patricia Weller, Executive Director and Mr Greg Hersov, Artistic Director, Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, were examined.
Mr Ian Brown, Artistic Director, Mr Michael Pennington, actor, Ms Henrietta Duckworth, Producer, West Yorkshire Playhouse and Ms Angela Galvin, Chief Executive, Sheffield Theatres Trust, were examined.
Mr Paul Everitt, Artistic Director, Lichfield Garrick Theatre, Mr Colin Ablitt, Portfolio Holder for Culture, Lichfield District Council, Ms Karen Hebded, Chief Executive, Mr Eric Galvin, Vice-Chairman, Derby Playhouse, Mr Hamish Glen, Artistic Director and Chief Executive and Ms Joanna Reid, Executive Director, Belgrade Theatre Company, were examined.
Sir Christopher Bland, Chairman, Dame Judi Dench, Honorary Associate Artist, Mr Michael Boyd, Artistic Director and Ms Vikki Heywood, Executive Director, Royal Shakespeare Company, were examined.
[Adjourned till Thursday 24 February at Eleven o'clock.
Thursday 24 February 2005
Sir Gerald Kaufman, in the Chair
Mr Chris Bryant
Mr Frank Doran
Michael Fabricant | | Alan Keen
Rosemary McKenna
Derek Wyatt |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report (Public Libraries), proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
(The Minutes of Proceedings relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Third Report from the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, HC (2004-05) 81, pp. 50-52)
[Adjourned till Wednesday 2 March at half past Nine o'clock.
Wednesday 2 March 2005
Sir Gerald Kaufman, in the Chair
Mr Chris Bryant
Mr Frank Doran
Michael Fabricant | | Mr Adrian Flook
Alan Keen
Derek Wyatt |
The Committee deliberated.
Ordered, That the Chairman do seek the approval of the Liaison Committee for an Estimates Day debate on its Report on BBC Charter review (First Report, HC (2004-05) 82-I, A public BBC).—(The Chairman.)
Theatre:
Mr Ian McGarry, General Secretary, Mr Harry Landis, President, Ms Christine Payne, Assistant General Secretary (Theatre and Variety), Mr Oliver Ford Davies, Council Member, Equity, Mr Willy Donaghy, Supervisor, Arts and Entertainment Division, BECTU and Mr Horace Trubridge, Assistant General Secretary, The Musicians' Union, were examined.
Ms Joan Bakewell CBE, Chair, Ms Victoria Todd, Director, National Campaign for the Arts, Mr Giles Croft, Artistic Director, Nottingham Playhouse, Sir Peter Hall, theatre, film and opera director and Artistic Director, Kingston Theatre and Ms SuAndi OBE, Cultural Director, Black Arts Alliance, were examined.
Sir Christopher Frayling, Chair, Ms Kim Evans, Acting Chief Executive, Ms Nicola Thorold, Acting Executive Director (Arts), Arts Council England and Ms Carole Souter, Director, Heritage Lottery Fund, were examined.
Rt Hon Estelle Morris, a Member of the House, Minister for the Arts and Ms Grace Carley, Head of Arts Funding, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, were examined.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 8 March at Fifteen minutes to Ten o'clock.
Tuesday 8 March 2005
Sir Gerald Kaufman, in the Chair
Mr Chris Bryant
Mr Frank Doran
Mr Adrian Flook
Mr Nick Hawkins | | Alan Keen
Rosemary McKenna
Derek Wyatt |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft report from the Sub-committee 1 (Maritime Heritage and Historic Ships) brought up and read.
(The Minutes of Proceedings relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Fourth Report from the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, HC (2004-05) 296, p. 17)
The Market for Art:
Ms Rebecca Salter, artist, Professor Gerard Hemsworth, Professor of Fine Art, University of London, Ms Susan Jones, Director of Programmes, a-n The Artists Information Company, Ms Hilary Gresty, Visual Arts and Galleries Association and Ms Marjorie Allthorpe-Guyton, Director of Visual Arts, Arts Council England, were examined.
Mr Anthony Browne, Chairman, British Art Market Federation, Sir Tom Lighton, Managing Director of Waddington Galleries and former Chairman of The Society of London Art Dealers, Dr Iain Robertson, Lecturer in Cultural Policy and Management, City University and Head of Art Business, Sotheby's Institute and Ms Joanna Cave, Chief Executive, Design and Artists Copyright Society, were examined.
Rt Hon Estelle Morris, a Member of the House, Minister for the Arts, was further examined.
Mr Nigel Pittman, Head of Museums and Cultural Property Division, Department for Culture, Media and Sport and Lord Sainsbury of Turville, a Member of the House of Lords, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Trade and Industry, were examined.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 15 March at half past Ten o'clock.
Tuesday 15 March 2005
Sir Gerald Kaufman, in the Chair
Mr Chris Bryant
Mr Frank Doran
Michael Fabricant | | Mr Nick Hawkins
Alan Keen
Derek Wyatt |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report (Theatre), proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
(The Minutes of Proceedings relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Fifth Report from the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, HC (2004-05) 254, pp. 39-40)
[Adjourned till Wednesday 23 March at half past Ten o'clock.
Wednesday 23 March 2005
Alan Keen, in the Chair
Mr Chris Bryant
Mr Frank Doran
Michael Fabricant
Mr Nick Hawkins | | Rosemary McKenna
John Thurso
Derek Wyatt |
In the absence of the Chairman, Alan Keen was called to the Chair.
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report (The Market for Art), proposed by Alan Keen, brought up and read.
(The Minutes of Proceedings relating to the consideration of the report are published in the Sixth Report from the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, HC (2004-05) 414, pp. 22-23)
[Adjourned till Tuesday 5 April at Ten o'clock.
Tuesday 5 April 2005
Sir Gerald Kaufman, in the Chair
Mr Chris Bryant
Mr Frank Doran
Michael Fabricant
Mr Nick Hawkins | | Alan Keen
Rosemary McKenna
Derek Wyatt |
The Committee deliberated.
Community Sport:
Ms Margaret Talbot, Chief Executive, The Central Council for Physical Recreation, Ms Linda Neal, Honorary Secretary, Sheppey Rugby Football Club, Mr Dan Bloxham, Head Coach, All England Lawn Tennis Club and Mr Pete Baveytock, Grasshoppers Rugby Club, Hounslow and Chair, Hounslow Sports Forum, were examined.
Mr Francis Baron, Chief Executive, Rugby Football Union, Mr Brian Barwick, Chief Executive, Football Association, Mr David Collier, Chief Executive, England and Wales Cricket Board and Mr John Crowther, Chief Executive, Lawn Tennis Association, were examined.
Rt Hon Estelle Morris, a Member of the House, Minister for the Arts, was further examined.
Lord Carter, Chairman, Mr Roger Draper, Chief Executive, Sport England, and Mr Paul Herron, Head of Sport, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, were examined.
[The Committee adjourned.
1. Proceedings of the Maritime Heritage and Historic Ships Sub-committee
Wednesday 2 February 2005
Derek Wyatt, in the Chair
| Mr Chris Bryant | | Mr Nick Hawkins |
The Sub-committee deliberated.
Resolved, That the Sub-committee do visit the Cutty Sark in Greenwich as part of its inquiry into maritime heritage and historic ships.—(The Chairman.)
Maritime Heritage and Historic ships:
Mr Richard Doughty, Chief Executive, The Cutty Sark Trust, Rear Admiral John Hervey CB OBE, President, HMS Cavalier Association and Mr Sid Anning, HMS Stalker and Maritime Steam Restoration Trust, were examined.
Ms Carole Souter, Director, Heritage Lottery Fund, Captain Richard Woodman, Chairman, National Historic Ships Committee, Commander John Paton, Secretary, National Historic Ships Committee and Director of the English Heritage National Museum Partnership Project and Mr Tim Parr, member of the Board, National Historic Ships Committee and of the Ships Committee, Maritime Trust, were examined.
Rt Hon Lord McIntosh of Haringey, a Member of the House of Lords, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State and Mr Richard Hartman, Head of Museums Sponsor Unit, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, were examined.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 24 February, immediately after the meeting of the main Committee.
Thursday 24 February 2005
Derek Wyatt, in the Chair
Mr Chris Bryant
Mr Frank Doran | | Michael Fabricant Rosemary McKenna |
The Sub-committee deliberated.
Draft Report (Maritime Heritage and Historic Ships), proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Resolved, That the Report, as amended, be the First Report of the Sub-committee to the Committee.—(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the Committee.
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