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8  CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT

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The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 12 July 2010.
Members

Whittingdale, Mr John (Chair)

Cairns, David (died 9.5.11)

Coffey, Dr Therese

Collins, Damian

Davies, Philip

Farrelly, Paul

Jamieson, Cathy (added 19.7.11 discharged 24.10.11)

Keen, Alan (died 10.11.11)

Mensch, Ms Louise

Rotheram, Steve (added 24.10.11)

Sanders, Mr Adrian

Sheridan, Jim

Sutcliffe, Gerry (added 12.12.11)

Watson, Mr Tom

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

81 out of 83

16 out of 32

73 out of 83

79 out of 83

59 out of 83

66 out of 83

2 out of 7

17 out of 57

59 out of 83

25 out of 31

73 out of 83

54 out of 83

15 out of 22

50 out of 83

74.9 %

Total number of meetings: 83

Of which:
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 51
Number of times oral evidence was taken partly or wholly in private 0
Number of wholly private meetings 32
Number of concurrent meetings with other committees1 1
Other activities
Informal meetings (including overseas visitors) 6
Conferences/Seminars hosted

1 Jointly with the Welsh Affairs Committee

4

Staff

Details of the permanent staff of the Committee during the Session can be found in the Committee's publications.

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Mr Ray Gallagher, Mr Bob Kindred MBE, Professor Christine Oughton, Mr Rick Parry, Ms Sara John,

Mr Peter Collins, and Mr Stephen Donoughue

Witnesses
Oral Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witness:
Number of appearances by:
  Cabinet Ministers 4
  Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) 9
  Members of the House of Commons (other than Ministers) 1
  Members of House of Lords 8
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
  Department for Culture, Media and Sport 8
Number of appearances by officials from or representatives of public bodies and non-

Ministerial departments comprising:

  Arts Council England 2
  BBC2
  British Olympic Association 1
  British Paralympic Association 1
  Channel 42
  English Heritage 1
  Greater London Authority 1
  Heritage Lottery Fund 1
  London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games 1
  Metropolitan Police Service 1
  Ofcom2
  Olympic Delivery Authority 1
Appearances by other witnesses: 113

Overseas Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
1-3.3.11Germany Whittingdale, Cairns, Coffey, Collins, Farrelly, Sanders, Sheridan 2Inquiry into Football Governance £12,832
26.11-4.12.11Australia and Hong Kong Whittingdale, Coffey, Davies, Sanders, Sheridan 2Inquiry into Gambling £48,549

Visits to European Institutions
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
11-12.10.11Brussels Whittingdale, Coffey, Collins, Davies, Farrelly, Sanders 2Inquiry into Gambling £5,913

UK Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
20.7.10Olympic Park Whittingdale, Coffey, Collins, Davies, Mensch, Sanders 4Inquiry into London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games 2012 £12
27-29.8.10EdinburghA Farrelly, Keen1 International conference on television and broadcasting £2,451
11.11.10Department for Culture, Media and Sport, London Whittingdale, Cairns, Coffey, Farrelly, Mensch, Watson 2Familiarisation visit
16.11.10Dulwich Picture Gallery Whittingdale2 Inquiry into Funding of the arts and heritage £49
24-25.11.10Manchester Whittingdale, Coffey, Davies, Mensch, Watson 3Inquiries into the BBC Licence Fee Settlement and Annual Report; Funding of the arts and heritage; London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games £2,467
18.1.11Arts Council Collection, Kennington Whittingdale, Coffey, Collins, Mensch 2Inquiry into Funding of the arts and heritage £49
19.1.11OxfordA Whittingdale1B Oxford Media Convention £21
20.1.11Pinewood Studios Whittingdale, Coffey, Collins, Farrelly, Sanders 2Inquiry into Funding of the arts and heritage £345
1.2.11Arsenal Football Club Whittingdale, Coffey, Collins, Davies, Sanders, Sheridan 1Inquiry into Football Governance £280
28.2.11Brighton Coffey, Sanders1 BBC Showcase£56
14-15.3.11Burnley Football Club Whittingdale, Collins, Farrelly, Sanders, Watson 5CInquiry into Football governance £1,711
29.3.11Wembley Stadium Whittingdale, Coffey, Collins, Farrelly, Keen, Mensch, Sheridan 8DInquiry into Football governance £20
22.6.11VisitBritain offices Whittingdale, Coffey, Collins, Farrelly, Sanders 1General briefing Nil
7.9.11London Whittingdale, Coffey, Davies, Jamieson, Sheridan 2Inquiry into Gambling £25
1.11.11Mecca Bingo Hall, Dagenham Whittingdale, Coffey, Collins, Davies, Mensch, Rotheram 5CInquiry into Gambling £291
17.1.12Olympic Park, Stratford Whittingdale, Coffey, Collins, Farrelly, Mensch, Sutcliffe, Rotheram Inquiry into London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games Nil

A Travel in a representative capacity

B Includes a specialist adviser

C Includes a specialist adviser and a shorthand writer

D Includes two specialist advisers and a shorthand writer

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
TitleHC No. (2010-12) Date of publication Government reply
First Report: Channel 4 Annual Report 42314.12.10 Received 22.3.11: published as Third Special Report, Session 2010-12
Second Report: Pre-appointment hearing with the Government's preferred candidate for Chairman of the BBC Trust 864-I12.3.11 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Pre-appointment hearing with the Government's preferred candidate for Chairman of the BBC Trust 864-II4.5.11 Not applicable
Third Report: Funding of the arts and heritage 464-I28.3.11 Cm 8071, published 13.6.11
Oral and Written Evidence: Funding of the arts and heritage 464-II30.3.11 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Funding of the arts and heritage 30.3.11 Not applicable
Fourth Report: BBC Licence Fee Settlement & Annual Report 45419.5.11 Received 28.7.11: published as Fourth Special Report, Session 2010-12
Fifth Report: Pre-appointment hearing with Government preferred candidate for Chairman of the S4C AuthorityA 1061-I26.5.11 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Pre-appointment hearing with Government preferred candidate for Chairman of the S4C Authority 1061-II28.6.11 Not applicable
Sixth Report: 2018 World Cup Bid 10315.7.11 Received 25.8.11: Published with Ninth Report, Session 2010-12
Seventh Report: Football Governance 792-I29.7.11 Cm 8207, published 12.10.11
Oral and Written Evidence: Football Governance 792-II29.7.11 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Football Governance 29.7.11 Not applicable
Eighth Report: Spectrum 12583.11.11 Received 1.2.12 and 13.3.12: published as Sixth and Seventh Special Reports, Session 2010-12
Ninth Report: 2018 World Cup Bid: Responses to the Committee's Sixth Report of Session 2010-12 16022.11.11 Not required
Tenth Report: Channel 4 Annual Report 11756.12.11 Not required
Eleventh Report: News International and Phone-hacking 903-I30.4.12 Awaited
Oral and Written Evidence: News International and Phone-hacking 903-II27.4.12 Not applicable
First Special Report: Press standards, privacy and libel: Responses to the Committee's Second Report of Session 2009-10 35115.7.10 Not applicable
Second Special Report: BBC Annual Report 2008-09: BBC Trust's response to the Committee's Fifth Report of Session 2009-10 35215.7.10 Not applicable
Third Special Report: Channel 4 Annual Report: Responses to the Committee's First Report of Session 2010-11 89122.3.11 Not applicable
Fourth Special Report: BBC Licence Fee Settlement and Annual Report: Responses to the Committee's Fourth Report of Session 2010-12 137528.7.11 Not required
Fifth Special Report: Unauthorised Disclosure of draft Report 163815.11.11 Not applicable
Sixth Special Report: Spectrum: Government Response to the Committee's Eighth Report of Session 2010-12 17711.2.12 Not applicable
Seventh Special Report: Spectrum: Ofcom's Response to the Committee's Eighth Report of Session 2010-12 188619.3.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: DCMS Accounts 2009-10 and Responsibilities of the Secretary of State 458-i11.11.10 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games 689-i&-ii9.2.11 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games 689-iii25.11.11 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games 689-iv7.3.12 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games 689-v7.3.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Responsibilities of DCMS 91511.5.11 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: The work of Ofcom 956-i23.6.11 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: DCMS Annual Report and Accounts 2010-11 and the Responsibilities of the Secretary of State 1603-i7.3.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: BBC Annual Report and Accounts 2010-11 1709-i7.3.12 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Gambling 1554-i21.10.11 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Gambling 1554-ii1.11.11 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Gambling 1554-iii9.11.11 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Gambling 1554-iv14.11.11 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Gambling 1554-v28.11.11 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Gambling 1554-vi16.1.12 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Gambling 1554-vii23.1.12 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Library Closures 1815-i8.2.12 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Library Closures 1815-ii27.2.12 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Library Closures 1815-iii19.3.12 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Department for Culture, Media and Sport 2010-11 Winter Supplementary Estimate 2.12.10 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Response from DCMS to questions on Spring Supplementary Estimate 2010-11 4.5.11 Not applicable

A First Joint Report with Welsh Affairs Committee

Government replies to Reports for Session 2009-10

Reply to the Committee's Second Report: Press standards, privacy and libel, received 13.7.10 and published as the Committee's First Special Report, Session 2010-12.

Reply to the Committee's Fifth Report: BBC Annual Report 2008-09, received 13.7.10 and published as the Committee's Second Special Report, Session 2010-12.

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee were published electronically after each meeting of the Committee. They are available on the Committee's website at http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/culture-media-and-sport-committee/formal-minutes/.

Divisions
DateSubject
10.3.11One, on consideration of the question, that the Report be the Second Report of the Committee to the House
22.3.11One, on amendment proposed to the Chair's draft Report on Funding in the arts and heritage
10.5.11One, on the publication of written evidence on the internet
14.7.11Two, on a motion concerning the Committee's request to summon witnesses to attend the Committee
29.7.11One, on a motion concerning the Committee's request to meet to take evidence
20.12.11One, on a motion concerning the Committee's request to seek further written evidence
30.4.1216, on amendments proposed to the Chair's draft Report on News International and phone-hacking and one, on consideration of the question, that the Report be the Eleventh Report of the Committee to the House, News International and phone-hacking

Debates

The following Reports were debated in Westminster Hall:

Seventh Report, Session 2010-12, Football Governance, HC 792-I , 9.2.12

The following Reports and evidence were tagged on the Order Paper as being relevant to a debate in the House:

Second Report, Session 2007-08, Ticket Touting, HC 202, 21.1.11

Second Report, Session 2009-10, Press standards, privacy and libel, HC 362-I, 15.7.10

Fourth Report, Session 2009-10, Future for local and regional media, HC 43-I, 24.6.10

Fourth Report, Session 2010-12, BBC Licence Fee Settlement and Annual Report, HC 454, 19.5.11

Oral evidence taken 14 & 21 December 2010; 17 May 2011; 15 November 2011; and 24 January 2012: London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, HC 689 i-iv, 27.02.12

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
InquiryNumber of oral evidence sessions
2018 World Cup Bid 1
BBC Annual Report and Accounts 2009-10 2
Channel 4 Annual Report 2009-10 1
Channel 4 Annual Report and financial statements 2010 1
DCMS Accounts 2009-10 and Responsibilities of the Secretary of State 1
DCMS Accounts 2010-11 and Responsibilities of the Secretary of State 1
Follow-up to the Press standards, privacy and libel report 1
Football Governance 8
Funding of the Arts and Heritage 7
Gambling7
Library closures3
London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games 5
News International and phone-hacking 6
Pre-appointment hearing with the Government's preferred candidate for Chairman of the BBC Trust 1
Pre-appointment hearing with the Government's preferred candidate for Chairman of the S4C Authority 1
Responsibilities of DCMS 1
Spectrum3
The work of Ofcom1
Total51




 
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