Appendix 4: Visits
London, 17 October 2017
Lord Henley, Lord Gilbert of Panteg, Baroness Kidron, Viscount Colville of Culross and Baroness Bertin attended London advertising businesses facilitated by the Advertising Association.
The Committee visited the offices of:
- Saatchi & Saatchi, a long-established advertising agency. Members met Sam Hawkey, Managing Director, and Richard Huntington, Chairman and Chief Strategy Officer.
- Framestore, a creative studio which offers visual effects, production, direction and post-production services. Members met Lorraine Fearon, New Business Manager.
Salford and Manchester, 15 January 2018
Lord Gilbert of Panteg, Lord Gordon of Strathblane, Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall and Baroness Stowell of Beeston visited Salford to tour the MediaCityUK offices of ITV where they had an informal discussion with Jason Spencer, Business Development Director, and Jane Luca, Director Public Affairs. Members were then hosted by Prof Antony Hines at Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) where they heard evidence from university staff and students and local businesses. Transcripts were taken of the evidence heard at MMU (QQ 146–182).