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

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Here you can browse the Minutes of Evidence which were ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 15 January 2008.

Taken before the Culture, Media and Sport Committee

TUESDAY 13 NOVEMBER 2007

Members present

John Whittingdale

Philip Davies	Mr Adrian Sanders
Paul Farrelly	Helen Southworth

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CONTENTS

Memorandum submitted by the Federation of Racecourse Bookmakers (FRB)

Annexe

Supplementary memorandum submitted by the Federation of Racecourse Bookmakers (FRB)

Memorandum submitted by Robin Grossmith

Memorandum submitted by Keith Johnson

Memorandum submitted by Clive Reams

Memorandum submitted by Barry R Johnson

Annexe

Examination of Witnesses

Witnesses: Mr Robin Grossmith, Director, Federation of Racecourse Bookmakers, Mr Clive Reams, Former Chief Executive of the National Joint Pitch Council, Mr Barry Johnson, Bookmaker, and Mr Keith Johnson, vice-chairman, National Association of Bookmakers, gave evidence.

Question Number

1 - 19

20 - 39

40 - 49

Supplementary memorandum submitted by Clive Reams

Further supplementary memorandum submitted by the Federation of Racecourse Bookmakers (FRB)

Further supplementary memorandum from the Federation of Racecourse Bookmakers

Memorandum submitted by the Racecourse Association (RCA)

Annexe A

Examination of Witnesses

Witnesses: Mr Stephen Atkin, Chief Executive, Racecourse Association, and Ms Caroline Davies, Racecourse Services Director, Racecourse Association, gave evidence.

Question Number

50 - 59

60 - 79

80 - 82

Supplementary memorandum submitted by the Racecourse Association (RCA)

Extract from Joint Discussion Document between the National Association of Bookmakers and the Racecourse Association (July 1997)

Further supplementary memorandum submitted by the Racecourse Association

Memorandum submitted by the Horserace Betting Levy Board (HBLB)

Annexe 1

Annexe 2

Memorandum submitted by the National Joint Pitch Council (NJPC)

Annexe

Examination of Witnesses

Witnesses: Mr David Bradshaw, Horserace Betting Levy Board, Mr Tim Moore, Chief Executive Officer, and Mr Tom Clarke, Chairman, National Joint Pitch Council, gave evidence.

Question Number

83 - 99

100 - 113

Supplementary memorandum submitted by the National Joint Pitch Council

Letter from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) to the Committee—25 July 2007

Memorandum submitted by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)

Examination of Witnesses

Witnesses: Mr Gerry Sutcliffe MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mr David Fitzgerald, Head of Gambling and National Lottery Licensing Division, and Ms Eleanor van Heyningen, Head of Betting and Racing Branch, Gambling and National Lottery Licensing Division, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, gave evidence.

Question Number

114 - 119

120 - 139

140 - 142

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Prepared 23 January 2008