House of Commons - Culture, Media and Sport - Fourth Report

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Culture, Media and Sport - Fourth Report

Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 15 May 1999.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Terms of Reference

REPORT

I. INTRODUCTION

Bringing sport home
The conduct of the inquiry

II. INTERNATIONAL EVENTS AND THE BRITISH RECORD

III. EVENTS AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT

Elite performance
Participation and a strategy for sport
Spectator attendance
Sports facilities

IV. THE WIDER BENEFITS OF STAGING EVENTS

Economic benefits and tourism
Regeneration and social benefits
The intangible benefits

V. SELECTION PROCESSES AND THE INTERNATIONAL DIMENSION

The role of international governing bodies
British influence
The geography of selection and development assistance

VI. THE ROLE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND THE CASE OF THE MANCHESTER 2002 COMMONWEALTH GAMES

The current role of local authorities
The importance and scale of the Commonwealth Games
Facility provision and local benefits
Organisation, finance and the national dimension
The future roles of local and central Government

VII. THE ROLE OF THE SPORTS COUNCILS

Expertise and support
Public funding
The 1999 World Cross Country Championships

VIII. A NEW APPROACH BY GOVERNMENT

The need for Government leadership
The England 2006 World Cup bid
Models of Government leadership
A Minister for Events
The Wembley National Stadium
A British Olympic bid

IX. SUMMARY OF CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

ANNEX 1: TERMS OF REFERENCE

ANNEX 2: VISIT TO MALAYSIA AND AUSTRALIA, 10-22 JANUARY 1999

KUALA LUMPUR—12 January 1999
SYDNEY—13-15 January 1999
BRISBANE AND THE GOLD COAST—15-19 January 1999
MELBOURNE—19-21 January 1999

ANNEX 3: VISIT TO MANCHESTER, 15 MARCH 1999

ANNEX 4: VISIT TO WEMBLEY, 14 APRIL 1999

ANNEX 5: VISIT TO BELFAST, 26-28 MARCH 1999

PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE RELATING TO THE REPORT

LIST OF WITNESSES

LIST OF MEMORANDA INCLUDED IN THE MINUTES OF EVIDENCE

LIST OF APPENDICES TO THE MINUTES OF EVIDENCE

VOLUME II (HC 124-II)

MINUTES OF EVIDENCE
    (THURSDAY 17 DECEMBER 1998)
    (THURSDAY 4 MARCH 1999)
    (THURSDAY 11 MARCH 1999)
    (MONDAY 15 MARCH 1999)
    (THURSDAY 18 MARCH 1999)
    (THURSDAY 25 MARCH 1999)
    (THURSDAY 15 APRIL 1999)
    (THURSDAY 22 APRIL 1999)

VOLUME III (HC 124-III)

APPENDICES TO THE MINUTES OF EVIDENCE

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Prepared 19 May 1999