Formal minutes
Extract from the House of Lords Minute 16 June
2004
Gambling (Regional Casinos)—It was moved by
the Chairman of Committees that it is expedient that a Joint Committee
of Lords and Commons be appointed 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 the
further statement of Government policy on casinos published with
Cm. 6253;
That a Committee of eight Lords be appointed to join
with a Committee appointed by the Commons for this purpose;
That, as proposed by the Committee of Selection,
the Lords following be named of the Committee:
L. Brooke of Sutton Mandeville
L. Donoughue
V. Falkland
L. Faulkner of Worcester
| B. Golding
L. Mancroft
L. Wade of Chorlton
L. Walpole;
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That the Committee have power to agree with the Commons in the
appointment of a Chairman;
That the Committee have leave to report from time
to time;
That the Committee have power to appoint specialist
advisers;
That the Committee have power to adjourn from place
to place within the United Kingdom;
That the reports of the Committee from time to time
shall be printed, notwithstanding any adjournment of the House;
And that the Committee do report by 22nd July 2004;
the motion was agreed to and a message was ordered
to be sent to the Commons to acquaint them therewith.
Extract from the Votes and Proceedings of the
House of Commons 21 June 2004
Draft Gambling Bill: Regional Casinos (Joint Committee),-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.
That the Committee shall have power:
(i) to send for persons, papers and records;
(ii) to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the
House;
(iii) to report from time to time;
(iv) to appoint specialist advisers;
(v) to adjourn from place to place within the United
Kingdom; and
That the Committee shall report by 22nd July 2004.
That Janet Anderson, Mr Tony Banks, Jeff Ennis, Mr
John Greenway, Mr Alan Meale, Mr Richard Page, Dr John Pugh, and
Mr Anthony D. Wright be members of the Committee.
Die Mercurii 23º Junii 2004
Present:
| Rt Hon Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville
Lord Donoughue of Ashton
Viscount Falkland
Lord Faulkner of Worcester
Lord Mancroft
Lord Walpole
| | Jeff Ennis
Mr John Greenway
Dr John Pugh
Mr Anthony D Wright
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The Orders of Reference are read.
The declarations of relevant interests are made:
Mr John Greenway declared as a relevant interest
a visit to a casino in Brighton.
Mr Anthony D Wright declared as a relevant interest
that he was a member of two casinos in his constituency.
Lord Walpole declared a relevant interest as a Justice
of the Peace.
It is moved that John Greenway do take the Chair.—(Viscount
Falkland.)
The same is agreed to.
The Joint Committee deliberate.
Ordered, That Strangers
be admitted during the examination of witnesses unless otherwise
ordered.
Ordered, That the uncorrected
transcripts of oral evidence given, unless the Committee otherwise
orders, be published on the Internet.
Ordered, That the Joint
Committee be adjourned to Thursday 1st July at 9.30 a.m.
Die Jovis 1º Julii 2004
Present:
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Rt Hon Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville
Lord Donoughue of Ashton
Viscount Falkland
Lord Faulkner of Worcester
Baroness Golding
Lord Mancroft
Lord Wade of Chorlton
Lord Walpole
| | Jeff Ennis
Mr Alan Meale
Mr Richard Page
Dr John Pugh
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Mr John Greenway in the Chair
The Order of Adjournment is read.
The proceedings of Wednesday 23 June are read.
The Joint Committee deliberate.
The following witnesses are examined:
Rt Hon the Lord McIntosh of Haringey, Parliamentary
Under-Secretary of State, Elliot Grant, Head of Gambling and National
Lottery Licensing Division, Greig Chalmers, Gambling Bill Manager,
Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
Ordered, That the Committee
be adjourned to Tuesday 6 July at 9.30 a.m.
Die Martis 6º Julii 2004
Present:
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Rt Hon Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville
Viscount Falkland
Lord Faulkner of Worcester
Baroness Golding
Lord Mancroft
Lord Wade of Chorlton
Lord Walpole
| | Janet Anderson
Jeff Ennis
Mr Richard Page
Dr John Pugh
Mr Anthony D Wright
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Mr John Greenway in the Chair
The Order of Adjournment is read.
The proceedings of Thursday 1 July are read.
A further declaration of relevant interests is made:
Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville declared a relevant
interest as a shareholder in London Clubs International and Rank
Group plc.
The Joint Committee deliberate.
The following witnesses are examined:
Mr Tim Hill, Director of Planning, Transport and
Sustainability, North West Regional Assembly, Ms Eleanor Young,
Mayor's Policy Adviser, Greater London Authority; Mr Reg Haslam,
Head of New Horizons Team, Blackpool Council, Mr Steve Weaver,
Chief Executive, Blackpool Council, Ms Judith Saloman, Director
of Planning, London First, Mr Michael Gallimore, Head of Planning,
Lovells, Sir Howard Bernstein, Chief Executive, Manchester City
Council, Mr David Carter, Acting Head of Strategic Planning, Birmingham
City Council, and Mr Greig Chalmers, Gambling Bill Manager, Department
for Culture, Media and Sport.
Ordered, That the Committee
be adjourned to this day at 2.30 p.m.
Die Martis 6º Julii 2004
Present:
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Rt Hon Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville
Lord Donoughue of Ashton
Viscount Falkland
Lord Faulkner of Worcester
Lord Mancroft
Lord Wade of Chorlton
Lord Walpole
| | Janet Anderson
Jeff Ennis
Mr Richard Page
Dr John Pugh
Mr Anthony D Wright
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Mr John Greenway in the Chair
The Order of Adjournment is read.
The proceedings of Tuesday 6 July are read.
The Joint Committee deliberate.
The following witnesses are examined:
Viscountess Cobham, Chairman, British Casino Association,
Mr John Kelly, Chairman, Gala, Mr Andrew Herd, Chairman and Chief
Executive, Westcliff Casino Group, Mr Andrew Love, Chairman, Casino
Operator's Association (UK), Mr Dave Allen, Chairman, A&S
Leisure Group; Mr Lloyd Nathan, Managing Director, Europe, MGM
Mirage Development, Mr Peter Bacon, Chief Executive, Sun International,
Mr Andrew Tottenham, UK Representative, Ceasar's Entertainment,
Mr Tobin Prior, Chief Executive Officer, UK Gaming, Kerzner International,
Mr Steve Eisner, Vice President of Development, Ameristar Casinos,
and Mr Rodney Brody, UK Representative, Las Vegas Sands.
Ordered, That the Committee
be adjourned to Thursday 8 July at 9.30 a.m.
Die Jovis 8º Julii 2004
Present:
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Rt Hon Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville
Lord Donoughue of Ashton
Viscount Falkland
Lord Faulkner of Worcester
Lord Mancroft
Lord Wade of Chorlton
| | Jeff Ennis
Mr Alan Meale
Mr Richard Page
Mr Anthony D Wright
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Mr John Greenway in the Chair
The Order of Adjournment is read.
The proceedings of Tuesday 6 July are read.
The Joint Committee deliberate.
The following witnesses are examined:
Rt Hon Keith Hill MP, Minister of State for Housing
and Planning, Mr Mike Ash, Deputy Director of Planning Directorate,
Mrs Victoria Thomson, Senior Planning Officer, Planning Policies
Division, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister; Professor Peter
Collins, Director, Centre for the Study of Gambling, University
of Salford, and Chief Executive Officer, Gamcare, Professor Sir
Peter Hall, Professor of Planning, Bartlett School of Planning,
University College, London, and Mr Greig Chalmers, Gambling Bill
Manager, Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
Ordered, That the Committee
be adjourned to this day at 2.30 p.m.
Die Jovis 8º Julii 2004
Present:
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Rt Hon Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville
Lord Donoughue of Ashton
Viscount Falkland
Lord Faulkner of Worcester
Lord Mancroft
Lord Walpole
| | Jeff Ennis
Mr John Greenway
Dr John Pugh
Mr Anthony D Wright
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Mr John Greenway in the Chair
The Order of Adjournment is read.
The proceedings of Thursday 8 July are read.
The Joint Committee deliberate.
Ordered, That the Committee
be adjourned to 13 July at 9.30 a.m.
Die Martis 13º Julii 2004
Present:
| Rt Hon Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville
Viscount Falkland
Lord Faulkner of Worcester
Baroness Golding
Lord Mancroft
Lord Wade of Chorlton
Lord Walpole
| | Mr Alan Meale
Mr Richard Page
Dr John Pugh
Mr Anthony D Wright
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Mr John Greenway in the Chair
The Order of Adjournment is read.
The proceedings of Thursday 8 July are read.
The Joint Committee deliberate.
Ordered, That the Committee
be adjourned to Thursday 15 July 2004 at 9.30 a.m.
Die Jovis 15º Julii 2004
Present:
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Rt Hon Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville
Lord Donoughue of Ashton
Viscount Falkland
Lord Faulkner of Worcester
Baroness Golding
Lord Mancroft
Lord Wade of Chorlton
Lord Walpole
| | M Alan Meale
Mr Richard Page
Mr Anthony D Wright
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Mr John Greenway in the Chair
The Order of Adjournment is read.
The proceedings of Tuesday 13 July are read.
The Joint Committee deliberate.
It is moved that the draft Report before the Committee
be read.
The same is agreed to.
Paragraphs 1 to 95 are agreed to.
Resolved, That the draft
Report be the Report of the Committee to both Houses.
Ordered, That the following
paper be appended to the Report:
Supplementary evidence from Rt Hon Keith Hill MP,
Minister of State for Housing and Planning, Office of the Deputy
Prime Minister (GMB 52).
Ordered, That the memoranda
received by the Joint Committee be appended to the Minutes of
Evidence.
Ordered, That the provisions
of Commons Standing Order No. 134 (Select committees (reports))
be applied to the Report.
Ordered, That the Chairman
make the Report to the House of Commons and the Viscount Falkland
do make the Report to the House of Lords.
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