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Culture, Media and Sport - Minutes of Evidence [Back to Report]

Here you can browse the Minutes of Evidence which were ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 24 February 2005.


TUESDAY 14 DECEMBER 2004

Members present:

Sir Gerald Kaufman, in the Chair


Chris BryantAlan Keen
Mr Frank DoranRosemary McKenna
Mr Adrian FlookMs Debra Shipley
Mr Nick HawkinsDerek Wyatt






CONTENTS

Memorandum submitted by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council

Memorandum submitted by the Local Government Association

Memorandum submitted by Newcastle City Council



Examination of Witnesses

Witnesses: Mr Mark Wood, Chairman, Mr Chris Batt, Chief Executive, Museums, Libraries and Archives Council; Ms Lyn Brown, Local Government Association and Chair of Culture and Community, Newham LBC and Mr Tony Durcan, Local Government Association and Head of Libraries and Information, Newcastle upon Tyne City Council, examined.

Question Number

152 - 159

160 - 179

180 - 196



Supplementary memorandum submitted by Museums, Libraries and Archives Council



Examination of Witnesses

Witness: Ms Jacqueline Wilson OBE, most "borrowed" author in UK libraries, examined.

Question Number

197 - 199

200 - 217



Memorandum submitted by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport



Examination of Witnesses

Witnesses: 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, examined.

Question Number

218 - 219

220 - 239

240 - 259

260 - 279

280 - 284



Memorandum submitted by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Memorandum submitted by Stephen Twigg MP, Minister of State for School Standards, DfES


 
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