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Oral and written evidence
Taken before the House of Lords Information
Committee
and
House of Commons Administration Sub-Committee:
Parliamentary Visitor Centre
on Tuesday 13 June 2006
Members present:
| Baker of Dorking, L (Chairman)
| Brian H Donohoe |
| Brooke of Alverthorpe, L | Mr Frank Doran
|
| Brougham and Vaux, L | Mr Neil Gerrard
|
| Craig of Radley, L | Mr Kevan Jones
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| Jones of Cheltenham, L | Helen Jones
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| Methuen, L | David Lepper |
| Prosser, B | Mr Andrew Robathan
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| Janet Anderson | John Thurso
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CONTENTS
Evidence submitted by Richard Woff, Head of Schools and
Young Audiences Education, The British Museum
Memorandum submitted by Heather Mayfield, Deputy Head
of the Science Museum
Witnesses: Ms Heather Mayfield, Deputy Head, Science
Museum, and Mr Richard Woff, Head of Schools and Young
Audiences Education, British Museum, examined.
Question Numbers
1-19
20-40
Witnesses: Mr Andy Martin, MORI; Ms Jacqui Banerjee,
Associate Director, and Ms Stephanie Carnachan, Senior
Research Executive, Continental Research; and Dr Elizabeth
Hallam Smith, Director of Information Services, House of Lords,
examined.
Question Numbers
41-59
60-79
80-86
Evidence from Honor Gay, Head of Learning at the Natural
History Museum
Memorandum submitted by Phil Reed, Director the Churchill
Museum and Cabinet War Rooms
Memorandum from Mr G R S Broke, Director of the Association
of Leading Visitor Attractions
Memorandum from the Chief Executive of the Royal Parks
Memorandum submitted by the Hansard Society
Memorandum from the Press Gallery (Parliamentary Lobby)
Memorandum from the Head of City Planning Group (Strategic
Schemes), Westminster City Council
Memorandum from the Chair of the World Squares for All
Steering Group
Memorandum from the Public Affairs Manager of Visit London
APPENDIX 1
Memorandum from the Government Affairs Officer, VisitBritain
Memorandum submitted by the Regional Urban Designer, English
Heritage
Memorandum submitted by the Head of Urban Environment
(TfL Design Champion), Transport for London
Memorandum from Chris Waller, Professional Officer Association
for Citizenship Teaching
Memorandum from Sofia Ljungman, Information Department,
The Swedish Parliament, on the Riksdag Information Centre
Letter to the Clerk of the Committee from Mr Philip Ginnings,
Head of History & Politics, Gifted & Talented Co-ordinator,
Ounsdale High School
Submission by Professor Victor Middleton, OBE
Information on the Capitol Visitor Centre from the Director
of Visitor Services, United States Capitol Guide Service &
Congressional Special Services Office (in response to a letter
from the Clerk of the Administration Sub-Committee)
Memorandum from the Receiver General, Westminster Abbey
Memorandum from the Head of Visitor and Outreach Services
at the Scottish Parliament (in response to a letter from the Clerk
of the Administration Sub-Committee)
Memorandum from the Parliamentary Administration of the
Austrian Parliament on facilities for its visitors (in response
to a letter from the Clerk of the Administration Sub-Committee)
Information on the facilities for visitors to the Parliament
of Canada from the Director of Parliamentary Public Programmes
(in response to a letter from the Clerk of the Administration
Sub-Committee)
Information on the facilities for visitors to the Parliament
of Australia from the Department of Parliamentary Services (in
response to a letter from the Clerk of the Administration Sub-Committee)
Memorandum from the Visitor Services Manager, Welsh Assembly
(in response to a letter from the Clerk of the Administration
Sub-Committee)
Memorandum from the Visits and Seminars Unit, European
Parliament (in response to a letter from the Clerk of the Sub-Committee)
Feasibility Report and Options Appraisal
APPENDIX A
APPENDIX B
APPENDIX C
APPENDIX D
APPENDIX E
APPENDIX F
APPENDIX G
APPENDIX H
Letter to the Programme Manager for the Parliamentary
Visitor and Information Centre from the Director of Parks and
Deputy Chief Executive of the Royal Parks Agency
Summary of Responses from Members of the House of Commons
to the House of Commons Administration Sub-committee survey on
a Parliamentary Visitor and Information Centre
PARLIAMENTARY VISITOR AND INFORMATION CENTRE: A QUESTIONNAIRE
Summary of Responses from Members of the House of Lords
to the House of Lords Information Committee survey on a Parliamentary
Visitor and Information Centre
Annex 2
Education provision at the Houses of Parliament—summary
of options prepared by the Programme Manager
A paper on current education provision in the Houses of
Parliament prepared by the Programme Manager
Letter from the Chairman of the House of Lords Information
Committee to the Chairman of the House of Commons Administration
Committee
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