Sessional Returns 2003-04 - Contents


11  DRAFT GAMBLING BILL (JOINT COMMITTEE)

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[Extract from the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons, 10 July 2003: "Ordered, That a Select Committee of eight honourable Members be appointed to join with the Committee appointed by the Lords to consider any clauses of a draft Gambling Bill presented to both Houses by a Minister of the Crown."]

The Committee was nominated on 10 July 2003.

It had 8 Commons Members and held 27 meetings.

Members
Greenway, Mr John (Chairman) 
Anderson, Janet 
Banks, Mr Tony 
Ennis, Jeff 
Meale, Mr Alan 
Page, Mr Richard 
Pugh, Dr John 
Wright, Mr Anthony D. 
 
Overall Attendance:
Turnover of membership during the Session:
Meetings attended
27
9
11
22
12
23
18
22
 
66.7 %
0.0 %


Commons Staff

Clerk of the Committee: Sarah Davies, Deputy Principal Clerk (SCS Band 1)

Committee Specialists: Miss Abigail Plenty, Economic Specialist (Band B1); Mr Jago Russell, Legal Specialist (Band B1)
Committee Assistants: Alison Mara, Chief Office Clerk (Band C); Francene Graham, Chief Office Clerk (Band C)
Team Manager: Lisette Pelletier (Band C)

Office Support Assistant: Mr George Fleck (Band D1)

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Paul Bellringer OBE, Professor Peter Collins, Mr Bill Galston OBE and Professor David Miers.

Witnesses

Oral Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Cabinet Ministers
Ministers other than Cabinet Ministers
Number of appearances by officials from or representatives of:
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
Public bodies and non-Ministerial departments:
Advertising Standards Agency
Gaming Board for Great Britain
National Lottery Commission
Appearances by other witnesses

 
1
4
 
7
1
 
2
3
2
76


Overseas Visits

DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
27-28.1.04Enghien les Bains and Le Touquet, France Greenway, Ennis, Page, Wright 1Tour of casino and meetings with gaming industry and government representatives £4,982.43
7-14.2.04Melbourne and Sydney Greenway1Tour of casinos and meetings with gaming industry and government representatives £9,569.48



Visits to European Institutions

None.

UK Visits

DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
1.12.03Great Yarmouth Greenway, Ennis, Wright2A Tour of casinos and meetings with representatives. Meetings with council officials. £683.45
2.12.03National Lottery Commission Greenway, Anderson, Ennis3 Meeting with National Lottery Commission representatives £111.64
8-9.12.03Blackpool  Greenway, Ennis, Pugh, Wright 2AMeetings with Council and gaming industry representatives £2,314.05
11.12.03Licensed Betting Office  Greenway, Ennis, Wright1 View bookmaker establishments £35.11
16.12.03Grosvenor Victoria Casino  Greenway, Ennis, Meale, Page, Wright 2ATour of casino £261.52
7.1.04Gamcare Greenway, Page 2To meet people with a gambling addiction £105.22


A Includes 2 specialist advisers

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence

TitleHC No. (2003-04) Date of publicationNo. of pages Sale priceGovernment reply
First Report: Draft Gambling Bill 139-I7.4.04300 £24.50Cm 6253, published 14.6.04
Oral and Written Evidence: Draft Gambling Bill 139-II7.4.04589 £41.00Not applicable
Memoranda: Draft Gambling Bill 139-III7.4.04152 £16.50Not applicable


Minutes of Proceedings

The Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee for Session 2003-04 were published in the First Report of the Committee, Draft Gambling Bill, HC 139-I, Session 2003-04.

Divisions

None.

Debates

The following Report was tagged on the Order Paper as being relevant to a debate in the House:

First Report, Session 2003-04, Draft Gambling Bill, HC 139-I, and the Government Response, Cm 6253, 14.9.04.

Oral Evidence

Oral Evidence was taken at 16 of the Committee's 27 meetings. On none of these occasions was evidence taken partly or wholly in private.

Inquiry
Number of oral evidence sessions
Draft Gambling BillA
16
Total
16


A The Committee took oral evidence on this Inquiry in Session 2002-03; figures appear in the Return for that Session (HC 1 (2003-04)).

12  DRAFT GAMBLING BILL (REGIONAL CASINOS) (JOINT COMMITTEE)

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[Extract from the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons, 21 June 2004: "Ordered, That the Lords message of 16th June relating to a Joint Committee of both Houses to consider and report on the Government's response to recommendations 79, 80, 81, 83, 84 and 85 of the report of the Joint Committee on the Draft Gambling Bill (Cm. 6253), which focus upon the definition, location and economic and other implications of the largest casinos, and on the further statement of Government policy on casinos published with Cm. 6253, be now considered.

That this House concurs with the Lords in their Resolution relating to the said Joint Committee.

That a Select Committee of eight honourable Members be appointed to join with the Committee appointed by the Lords for this purpose."]

The Committee was nominated on 21 June 2004.

It had 8 Commons Members and held 8 meetings.

Members
Greenway, Mr John (Chairman from 23.6.04) 
Anderson, Janet 
Banks, Mr Tony 
Ennis, Jeff 
Meale, Mr Alan 
Page, Mr Richard 
Pugh, Dr John 
Wright, Mr Anthony D. 
 
Overall Attendance:
Turnover of membership during the Session:
Meetings attended
8
2
0
6
4
5
6
7
 
59.4 %
0.0 %


Commons Staff

Clerk of the Committee: Sarah Davies (until 24.6.04), Deputy Principal Clerk (SCS Band 1); Mr Andrew Kennon (from 25.6.04), Deputy Principal Clerk (SCS Band 1)
Inquiry Manager: Abigail Plenty (Band B1)
Committee Assistant: Mr Richard Dawson, Higher Executive Officer (Band B2)
Team Manager: Lisette Pelletier (Band C)

Senior Office Clerk: Mr Tes Stranger (Band D1)

Office Support Assistant: Mr George Fleck (Band D2)

Specialist Advisers during the Session

None.

Witnesses

Oral Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Ministers other than Cabinet Ministers
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
Appearances by other witnesses

 
2
 
4
2
20


Overseas Visits

None.

Visits to European Institutions

None.

UK Visits

None.

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence

TitleHC No. (2003-04) Date of publicationNo. of pages Sale priceGovernment reply
First Report: Draft Gambling Bill (Regional Casinos) 843-I22.7.0448 £2.00Cm 6330, published 22.9.04
Oral and Written Evidence: Draft Gambling Bill (Regional Casinos) 843-II28.7.04175 £18.50Not applicable



Minutes of Proceedings

The Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee for Session 2003-04 were published in the First Report of the Committee, Draft Gambling Bill (Regional Casinos), HC 843-I, Session 2003-04.

Divisions

None.

Debates

The following Report was tagged on the Order Paper as being relevant to a debate in the House:

First Report, Session 2003-04, Draft Gambling Bill (Regional Casinos), HC 843-I, and the Government Response, Cm 6330, 22.9.04.

Oral Evidence

Oral Evidence was taken at 4 of the Committee's 8 meetings. On none of these occasions was evidence taken partly or wholly in private.

Inquiry
Number of oral evidence sessions
Draft Gambling Bill (Regional Casinos)
4
Total
4




13  DRAFT MENTAL HEALTH BILL (JOINT COMMITTEE)

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[Extract from the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons, 20 July 2004: "Ordered, That a Select Committee of 12 honourable Members be appointed to join with the Committee appointed by the Lords to consider the draft Mental Health Bill presented to both Houses by a Minister of the Crown."]

The Committee was nominated on 20 July 2004.

It had 12 Commons Members and held 8 meetings.

Members
Blackman, Mrs Liz 
Browning, Mrs Angela 
Hinchliffe, Mr David 
Howarth, Mr George 
Loughton, Tim 
Marsden, Mr Paul 
Moffatt, Laura 
Munn, Ms Meg 
Naysmith, Dr Doug 
Prosser, Mr Gwyn 
Stoate, Dr Howard 
Williams, Hywel 
 
Overall Attendance:
Turnover of membership during the Session:
Meetings attended
7
7
7
7
7
2
7
5
7
6
7
5
 
77.1 %
0.0 %


Commons Staff

Clerk of the Committee: Mr Glenn McKee, Senior Clerk (Band A2)
Inquiry Manager: Annette Toft (Band B1)
Committee Assistants: Mr Richard Dawson, Higher Executive Officer (Band B2); Alison Mara, Chief Office Clerk (Band C)
Team Manager: Lisette Pelletier (Band C)

Senior Office Clerks: Mr Jonathan Coe (Band D1); Mr Tes Stranger (Band D1)

Office Support Assistant: Mr George Fleck (Band D2)

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Professor Tom Burns and Professor Philip Fennell.

Witnesses

Oral Evidence was given during the Session by the following category of witnesses:
Appearances by other witnesses
  
40


Overseas Visits

None.

Visits to European Institutions

None.

UK Visits

None.

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence

TitleHC No. (2003-04) Date of publicationNo. of pages Sale priceGovernment reply
Memoranda published on the Internet: Draft Mental Health Bill 1127-i13.10.04     Not applicable
Memoranda published on the Internet: Draft Mental Health Bill 1127-iii20.10.04     Not applicable
Memoranda published on the Internet: Draft Mental Health Bill 1127-v27.10.04     Not applicable
Memoranda published on the Internet: Draft Mental Health Bill 1127-vii3.11.04     Not applicable
Memoranda published on the Internet: Draft Mental Health Bill 1127-ix10.11.04     Not applicable
Memoranda published on the Internet: Draft Mental Health Bill 1127-xi17.11.04     Not applicable
Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: Draft Mental Health Bill 1127-ii27.10.04     Not applicable
Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: Draft Mental Health Bill 1127-iv2.11.04     Not applicable
Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: Draft Mental Health Bill 1127-vi9.11.04     Not applicable
Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: Draft Mental Health Bill 1127-viii18.11.04     Not applicable


Minutes of Proceedings

The Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee will be published in the Report of the Committee, Session 2004-05.

Divisions

None.

Debates

None.

Oral Evidence

Oral Evidence was taken at 5 of the Committee's 8 meetings. On none of these occasions was evidence taken partly or wholly in private.

Inquiry
Number of oral evidence sessions
Draft Mental Health Bill
5
Total
5




14  EDUCATION AND SKILLS

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The Committee was nominated on 16 July 2001.

It had 11 Members and held 56 meetings.

Members
Sheerman, Mr Barry (Chairman) 
Chaytor, Mr David 
Davey, Valerie 
Ennis, Jeff 
Gibb, Mr Nick (added 8.12.03) 
Holmes, Paul 
Jackson, Mr Robert 
Jones, Helen 
Pollard, Mr Kerry 
Shaw, Jonathan 
Simmonds, Mr Mark (discharged 8.12.03) 
Turner, Mr Andrew 
 
Overall Attendance:
Number of Members added:
Number of Members discharged:
Turnover of membership during the Session:
Meetings attended
56
47
53
35
41
45
7
39
40
42
0
37
 
71.8 %
1
1
9.1 %


Staff

Clerk of the Committee: Mr David Lloyd, Deputy Principal Clerk (SCS Band 1)
Second Clerk: Dr Sue Griffiths, Assistant Clerk (Band A3)
Committee Specialists: Ms Sara Eustace (until 8.10.04) (Band B1); Libby Aston (from 7.6.04) (Band B1);
Nerys Roberts (from 20.9.04) (Band B1)
Committee Assistant: Mrs Lisa Wrobel, Higher Executive Officer (Band B2) / Miss Susan Monaghan, Higher Executive Officer (Band B2)
Secretary: Ms Catherine Jackson, Grade 3 (Band D1) (until 31.3.04), Grade 2 (Band C) (from 1.4.04)
Senior Office Clerk: Mr John Kittle (from 6.9.04), (shared) (Band D1)

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Professor Janet Beer, Christine Braddock, Valerie Bragg, Professor Andrew Coyle, Mr Chris Hayes, Professor Bob Hudson, Professor Roger Mackett, Sarah Morgan, Dame Pat Morgan Webb, Sir Peter Newsam, Professor Christine Pascal OBE, Rosemary Peacocke, Mrs Teresa Smith, Professor Alan Smithers, Professor Kathy Sylva, Sir William Taylor CBE, Dr Sian Thornthwaite, Mr Tony Travers, Mr Thomas Weko and Professor Peter White.

Witnesses

Oral Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Cabinet Ministers
Other Ministers
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Department for Education and Skills
Department for Transport
Home Office
Public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
Adult Learning Inspectorate
British Council
Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE)
Learning and Skills Council
Local Government Association
Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)
Appearances by other witnesses

 
2
12
 
9
1
1
 
2
3
4
5
3
21
97


Overseas Visits

DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
18-23.1.04USASheerman, Chaytor, Davey, Ennis, Gibb, Holmes, Jones, Pollard, Shaw 2Inquiry into National Skills Strategy: 14-19 Education £52,315.24
21-24.3.04Denmark & Germany Sheerman, Chaytor, Davey, Ennis, Gibb, Holmes, Jackson, Jones, Pollard, Shaw 2Inquiry into National Skills Strategy: 14-19 Education £13,243.36
10-15.10.04Finland & Norway Sheerman, Chaytor, Davey, Ennis, Gibb, Holmes, Jones, Pollard, Shaw 2Inquiry into Prison Education & Inquiry into Every Child Matters £21,150.88


Visits to European Institutions

None.

UK Visits

DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
1.12.03SloughSheerman, Chaytor, Davey, Pollard, Shaw 3Inquiry into Secondary Education: School Admissions £174.84
5.2.04WakefieldSheerman, Chaytor, Ennis, Gibb, Holmes, Pollard, Shaw, Turner 3Inquiry into Secondary Education: School Admissions £2,137.72
6.2.04CambridgeA Sheerman0Meeting on Higher Education £165.34
21.6.04ReadingSheerman, Chaytor, Ennis, Holmes, Jones, Shaw 3Inquiry into Prison Education £355.84
4-5.7.04Isle of Wight Sheerman, Chaytor, Davey, Ennis, Holmes, Pollard, Shaw 3Inquiry into Prison Education £1,792.99


A Travel in a representative capacity

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence

TitleHC No. (2003-04) Date of publicationNo. of pages Sale priceGovernment reply
First Report: Public Expenditure: Schools' Funding 11218.12.03129 £17.50Received 11.2.04: published as Second Special Report, Session 2003-04
Second Report: The Work of the Committee in 2003 34823.2.046 £3.50Not applicable
Third Report: The Draft School Transport Bill 509-I7.7.0454 £12.00Department for Education and Skills Response, Cm 6331, published 22.9.04
Oral and Written Evidence: The Draft School Transport Bill 509-II29.7.04192 £20.50Not applicable
Fourth Report: Secondary Education: School Admissions 58-I22.7.04108 £15.50Department for Education and Skills Response, Cm 6349, published 4.11.04
Oral and Written Evidence: Secondary Education: School Admissions 58-II13.9.04349 £25.70Not applicable
Fifth Report: Secondary Education: Teacher Retention and Recruitment 1057-I21.9.0452 £12.00Awaited
Oral and Written Evidence: Secondary Education: Teacher Retention and Recruitment 1057-II21.9.04237 £21.50Not applicable
Sixth Report: The Work of Ofsted 42628.9.04154 £17.50Awaited
First Special Report: The Government's Response to the Seventh Report from the Committee, Session 2002-03: Secondary Education: Pupil Achievement 1478.1.048 £4.50Not applicable
Second Special Report: The Government's Response to the First Report from the Committee, Session 2003-04: Public Expenditure: Schools' Funding 37726.2.044 £3.00Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Ministerial Annual Review 75-i15.7.0428 £7.00Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Ministerial Annual Review 75-ii15.7.0419 £5.50Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Ministerial Annual Review 75-iii22.7.0422 £5.50Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Every Child Matters: Next Steps 65814.10.0423 £7.00Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Higher Education Bill 21620.10.0421 £5.50Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: International Education 647-i16.11.0418 £5.50Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: International Education 647-ii16.11.0428 £4.00Not applicable
Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: National Skills Strategy: 14-19 Education 197-i12.1.04     Not applicable
Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: National Skills Strategy: 14-19 Education 197-ii2.2.04     Not applicable
Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: National Skills Strategy: 14-19 Education 197-iii9.2.04     Not applicable
Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: National Skills Strategy: 14-19 Education 197-iv23.2.04     Not applicable
Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: National Skills Strategy: 14-19 Education 197-v3.3.04     Not applicable
Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: National Skills Strategy: 14-19 Education 197-vi15.3.04     Not applicable
Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: National Skills Strategy: 14-19 Education 197-vii29.3.04     Not applicable
Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: National Skills Strategy: 14-19 Education 197-viii19.4.04     Not applicable
Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: National Skills Strategy: 14-19 Education 197-ix21.4.04     Not applicable
Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: National Skills Strategy: 14-19 Education 197-x26.4.04     Not applicable
Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: National Skills Strategy: 14-19 Education 197-xi10.5.04     Not applicable
Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: National Skills Strategy: 14-19 Education 197-xii17.5.04     Not applicable
Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: National Skills Strategy: 14-19 Education 197-xiii14.6.04     Not applicable
Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: Public Expenditure on Education and Skills 687-i16.6.04     Not applicable
Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: Public Expenditure on Education and Skills 687-ii7.7.04     Not applicable
Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: UK e-University 755-i23.6.04     Not applicable
Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: UK e-University 755-ii21.7.04     Not applicable
Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: UK e-University 755-iii8.11.04     Not applicable
Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: Prison Education 825-i30.6.04     Not applicable
Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: Prison Education 825-ii15.9.04     Not applicable
Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: Prison Education 825-iii20.10.04     Not applicable
Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: Prison Education 825-iv27.10.04     Not applicable
Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: Prison Education 825-v3.11.04     Not applicable
Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: Prison Education 825-vi10.11.04     Not applicable
Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: Prison Education 825-vii17.11.04     Not applicable
Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: Education Outside the Classroom 1170-i18.10.04     Not applicable
Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: Education Outside the Classroom 1170-ii1.11.04     Not applicable
Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: Education Outside the Classroom 1170-iii3.11.04     Not applicable
Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: The Work of Ofsted Autumn 2004 1121-i3.11.04     Not applicable
Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: Teaching Children to Read 1269-i15.11.04     Not applicable


Government replies to Reports for Session 2002-03

Reply to the Committee's Seventh Report: Secondary Education: Pupil Achievement, received 15.12.03 and published as the Committee's First Special Report, Session 2003-04.

Minutes of Proceedings

The Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee for Session 2002-03 were published on 29.7.04 as HC 1300, Session 2002-03. The Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee for Session 2003-04 will be published as HC 1298, Session 2003-04.

Divisions

DateSubject
14.7.04Twenty, on amendments proposed to Chairman's draft Report on Secondary Education: School Admissions


Debates

The following Report was tagged on the Order Paper as being relevant to a debate in the House:

Third Report, Session 2003-04, The Draft School Transport Bill, HC 509-I, 28.10.04

Oral Evidence

Oral Evidence was taken at 43 of the Committee's 56 meetings.[2] On none of these occasions was evidence taken partly or wholly in private.

Inquiry
Number of oral evidence sessions
Education Outside the Classroom
3
Every Child Matters (Children's Bill)
1
Higher Education Bill
1
International Education
2
Ministerial Annual Review
3
National Skills Strategy: 14-19 Education
13
Prison Education
7
Public Expenditure (2004)
2
School Transport Bill
5
Secondary Education: School AdmissionsA
3
Teaching Children to Read
1
The Work of Ofsted March 2004
1
The Work of Ofsted November 2004
1
UK e-University
3
Total
46



A The Committee took oral evidence on this Inquiry in Session 2002-03; figures appear in the Return for that Session (HC 1 (2003-04)).


2   On one occasion the Committee's meeting comprised of two separate oral evidence sessions, and on one occasion the meeting comprised of three separate oral evidence sessions. Back


 
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