Gaming Clubs: Greater Manchester

Culture Media and Sport

Written answers and statements, 16 February 2007

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Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire, Conservative)

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport whether the chief executive of Manchester city council has met Casino Advisory Panel member James Froomberg in the last eight weeks.

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Tessa Jowell (Secretary of State, Department for Culture, Media & Sport; Dulwich & West Norwood, Labour)

On 15 January 2007 James Froomberg attended a dinner hosted by British Waterways in his capacity as commercial director of that company. Sir Howard Bernstein, chief executive officer of Manchester city council was one of a number of guests. Mr. Froomberg notified the Casino Advisory Panel in advance of this engagement. The panel concluded that, as it had already made its decisions regarding the recommended casino locations at meetings on 8 and 15 November, and because its report was already in the process of being printed, Mr. Froomberg would not be placed in a position where he could be inappropriately influenced. Mr. Froomberg did not disclose the panel's decisions at the engagement.

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