DCMS Ministerial hospitality, overseas travel and meetings with external organisations, newspapers and other media proprietors, editors and senior executives 
 
1 January - 31 March 2013 
 

## Department For Culture, Media And Sport Quarterly Information

 GIFTS GIVEN OVER £140 
 
 
Secretary of State, Rt Hon Maria Miller MP Date gift given 
To   
Gift 
Value   
Nil 


Minister for Sport and the Olympics, Rt Hon Hugh Robertson MP 
Date gift given 
To   
Gift 
Value   
Nil 


Minister for Culture, Communications & Creative Industries, Ed Vaizey 
MP 
Date gift given 
To   
Gift 
Value   
Nil 


From   
Gift 
Value  
Outcome GIFTS RECEIVED OVER £140  
 
Secretary of State, Rt Hon Maria Miller MP 
Date gift 
received 
Nil 


From   
Gift 
Value  
Outcome   
Minister for Sport & the Olympics, Hugh Robertson MP  
Date gift received 
Nil 


From   
Gift 
Value  
Outcome   
Minister for Culture, Communications & Creative Industries, Ed Vaizey 
MP  
Date gift received 
Nil 
 
  

## Hospitality1 Secretary Of State, Rt Hon Maria Miller Mp Date Name Of Organisation Type Of Hospitality Received

| 17 Jan                                                                | Complicite               | Tickets to The Master and         |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| Margarita*                                                            |                          |                                   |
| 18 Jan                                                                | Royal Opera House        | Lunch                             |
| 22 Jan                                                                | Royal Opera House        | Ticket                            |
| 01 Feb                                                                | Financial Times          | Lunch                             |
| 10 Feb                                                                | Channel 4                | Ticket to BAFTA Film Awards       |
| 26 Feb                                                                | LSE                      | Women's Library Reception         |
| 28 Feb                                                                | BBC                      | Lunch                             |
| 05 Mar                                                                | Three                    | Reception                         |
| Dinner                                                                | 05 Mar                   | Broadband Stakeholder             |
| Group                                                                 |                          |                                   |
| 06 Mar                                                                | Southbank Centre         | Lunch                             |
| 16 Mar                                                                | Welsh Rubgy Union        | Tickets to RBS Six Nations match  |
| (England v Wales)*                                                    |                          |                                   |
| 19 Mar                                                                | V&A Museum               | Dinner                            |
| Minister for Sport and the Olympics, Rt Hon Hugh Robertson MP         |                          |                                   |
| Date                                                                  | Name of Organisation     | Type of Hospitality Received      |
| 16                                                                    |                          |                                   |
|                                                                       |                          |                                   |
| Jan                                                                   | Football Association     | Lunch (Minister delivered speech) |
| 06 Feb                                                                | Football Association     | Dinner and ticket for football    |
| match (England v Brazil)                                              |                          |                                   |
| 23 Feb                                                                | Rugby Football Union     | Ticket to RBS Six Nations match   |
| (England v France)                                                    |                          |                                   |
| Reception                                                             | 27 Feb                   | Association of British            |
| Travel Agents                                                         |                          |                                   |
| 02 Mar                                                                | British Rowing           | Lunch                             |
| 18 Mar                                                                | Tourism Alliance         | Reception                         |
| Minister for Culture, Communications & Creative Industries, Ed Vaizey |                          |                                   |
| MP                                                                    |                          |                                   |
| Date                                                                  | Name of Organisation     | Type of Hospitality Received      |
| 9 Jan                                                                 | GQ Magazine              | Dinner to celebrate London        |
| Collections: Men's                                                    |                          |                                   |
| 10 Jan                                                                | Arts Council England     | Lunch                             |
| 11 Jan                                                                | Arts Council England     | Lunch                             |
| 15 Jan                                                                | Weidenfeld and Nicholson | Lunch                             |
| 15 Jan                                                                | TUC                      | Reception                         |
| 15 Jan                                                                | Arts Council England     | Reception                         |

                                                          
 
1 Does not normally include attendance at functions hosted by HM Government; 'diplomatic' 
functions in the UK or abroad, hosted by overseas governments; minor refreshments at meetings, receptions, conferences, and seminars; and offers of hospitality which were declined. *indicates if accompanied by spouse/partner or other family member or friend. 


| 16 Jan                           | V&A                            | Hollywood Costume Preview          |
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| 16 Jan                           | British Museum                 | Lunch                              |
| Lunch                            | 17 Jan                         | National Museums                   |
| Liverpool                        |                                |                                    |
| 23 Jan                           | Philip Mould and Company Lunch |                                    |
| Drinks reception                 | 29 Jan                         | Creative Coalition                 |
| Campaign                         |                                |                                    |
| 4 Feb                            | Delfont Mackintosh             |                                    |
| Theatres                         |                                |                                    |
| Theatre ticket to Quatermaine's  |                                |                                    |
| Terms                            |                                |                                    |
| 7 Feb                            | Nimax Theatres                 | Theatre Tickets to Twelfth Night*  |
| 9 Feb                            | Chanel                         | Pre-BAFTA party                    |
| 15 Feb                           | British Fashion Council        | Press Launch and show including    |
| breakfast and later No Ten       |                                |                                    |
| reception                        |                                |                                    |
| 18 Feb                           | Historic Royal Palaces         | Entry to Tower of London*          |
| 18 Feb                           | Tate                           | Private view of Lichtenstein and   |
| dinner                           |                                |                                    |
| 19 Feb                           | Anya Hindmarch                 | Fashion Week show                  |
| 19 Feb                           | Soutbank Centre                | Theatre tickets*                   |
| 19 Feb                           | Barbican                       | Dinner                             |
| 20 Feb                           | Universal                      | Brit Awards (including dinner and  |
| transport)*                      |                                |                                    |
| 28 Feb                           | City of London                 | Court and Livery City Dinner       |
| Lunch                            | 6 Mar                          | Richard Desmond,                   |
| Northern and Shell               |                                |                                    |
| 7 Mar                            | LGA                            | Lunch                              |
| 19 Mar                           | BT                             | Lunch                              |
| 19 Mar                           | Nimax Theatre                  | Tickets to The Curious Incident of |
| the Dog in the Night-time*       |                                |                                    |
| 21 Mar                           | Sony Pictures                  | Drink                              |
| 21 Mar                           | Prince of Wales Theatre        | Tickets to The Book of Mormon*     |
| 25 Mar                           | Noel Coward Theatre            | Tickets to Peter and Alice*        |
| 26 Mar                           | What's Next? Group             | Breakfast meeting to discuss arts  |
| funding                          |                                |                                    |
| 26 Mar                           | British Museum                 | Reception and dinner for the       |
| opening of the exhibition: "Life |                                |                                    |
| and Death: Pompeii and           |                                |                                    |
| Herculaneum"                     |                                |                                    |
| 27 Mar                           | Southbank Centre               | National Funding Scheme launch     |
| and reception                    |                                |                                    |
| 27 Mar                           | Olivier Theatre                | Tickets to This House*             |
|                                  |                                |                                    |

## Overseas Travel

        
Date(s) of trip 
Destination   
Purpose of trip 
'No 32 (The 
Royal) 
Squadron' or 'other RAF' or 'Charter' or 
'Eurostar'   
Secretary of State, Rt Hon Maria Miller MP  
Nil 


£770 
Minister for Sport and the Olympics, Rt Hon Hugh Robertson MP 
18 to 20 Feb 
Istanbul and Ankara, Turkey 
Delivering Global Events 
"Sports and EXPO's" 
Mission to Turkey 
 
 
£363.71 
Minister for Culture, Communications & Creative Industries, Ed Vaizey MP 
25 Feb- 26 Feb 
Barcelona 
To attend Mobile World Congress 
 
 
£4,017.68 
10 Mar- 15 Mar 
South Korea and Taiwan  
To lead UKTI Trade Mission  
 
 
£145.90 
27 Mar 
Brussels 
To meet VP Almunia to discuss 
Broadband 
 
Number of officials accompanying Minister, where non-scheduled travel is used    
Total cost including travel, and accommodation of Minister only *indicates if 
accompanied by spouse/partner or 
other family member or friend 

## Meetings With External Organisations2 (Including Meetings With Newspaper And Other Media Proprietors, Editors And Senior Executives)

 
 
Secretary of State, Rt Hon Maria Miller MP Date of Meeting  
Name of Organisation 
Purpose of Meeting       
Jan 
Hacked Off 
To discuss Leveson implementation 
To discuss Leveson implementation 
Jan 
Lord Hunt, Transition Chairman Michael McManus, Transition Director 
To discuss Leveson implementation 
Jan 
Lord Black, Telegraph Chris Blackhurst, Independent Tony Danker, Guardian Lord Hunt, Transition Chairman Michael McManus, PCC David Newell, Newspaper Society Paul Vickers, Trinity Mirror John Witherow, News International Peter Wright, Associated Press Gareth Morgan, Northern & Shell 
Jan 
Digital Business First Campaign To discuss broadband 
To discuss Leveson implementation 
Jan 
Lord Black, Telegraph Pia Sarma, News International 
Peter Wright, Associated Press 
Jan 
Premier League 
Introductory meeting 
Jan 
Ian Russell, Johnston Press 
To discuss press regulation 
Jan 
Arts and Business 
Introductory meeting Roundtable discussion on sport 
Jan 
Gymbox, Virgin Active, Greenwich Leisure Limited, David Lloyd Leisure Group, Sport England 
To discuss Leveson implementation 
Jan 
Chris Blackhurst, Independent Tony Danker, Guardian Lord Hunt, Transition Chairman Michael McManus, PCC Pia Sarma, News International 

                                                          

Paul Vickers, Trinity Mirror Peter Wright, Associated Press 
Jan 
Hacked Off 
To discuss Leveson implementation 
Jan 
INCA, CityFibre Holdings, Rala 
To discuss broadband 
Jan 
BBC 
Introductory meeting with new Director-General 
Jan 
Church of England 
To discuss the Equal Marriage Bill 
Jan 
Lionel Barber, Financial Times 
To discuss Leveson 
implementation 
Jan 
John Witherow, News International 
To discuss Leveson implementation 
Jan 
Ofcom 
To discuss UHF spectrum 
Jan 
Lord Black and Murdoch MacLennan, Telegraph 
To discuss Leveson implementation 
Jan 
Catholic Church 
To discuss the Equal Marriage Bill To discuss Leveson implementation 
Jan 
Lord Black, Telegraph Geraldine Elliott, Reynolds Porter Chamberlain Paul Vickers, Trinity Mirror Peter Wright, Associated Press 
Jan 
The Globe 
Introductory meeting To discuss Leveson implementation 
Jan 
Lord Black, Telegraph Lord Hunt, Transition Body Michael McManus, PCC Pia Sarma, News International 
Paul Vickers, Trinity Mirror 
Peter Wright, Associated Press 
Jan 
V&A 
Introductory meeting 
Jan 
Wallace Collection 
Introductory meeting 
Jan 
Royal Opera House 
Introductory meeting  
Jan 
BPI, Independent Film and Television Alliance, Federation Against Copyright Theft, Premier League 
Introductory meeting to discuss the importance of copyright in promoting growth in the creative industries 
Jan 
Google 
Introductory meeting To discuss Leveson implementation 
Jan 
Lord Black, Telegraph David Newell, Newspaper Society Reynolds Porter Chamberlain Peter Wright, Associated Press 
Jan 
English Heritage 
Meeting to discuss Heritage issues 
Jan 
Zibrant, The Pink Shoe Club, Workingmums.co.uk 
To discuss collating Women in Business information 
| Jan                                | Church of Wales               | To discuss the Equal Marriage    |
|------------------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Bill                               |                               |                                  |
| Roundtable to discuss women's      |                               |                                  |
| sport                              |                               |                                  |
| Jan                                | LOCOG, WSFF, Sport England,   |                                  |
| Telegraph, The Times, BBC,         |                               |                                  |
| BskyB, ITV, Channel 4, BT,         |                               |                                  |
| British Cycling, British Rowing,   |                               |                                  |
| England Netball, FA, England       |                               |                                  |
| Hockey, ECB                        |                               |                                  |
| Jan                                | Stonewall                     | To discuss the Equal Marriage    |
| Bill                               |                               |                                  |
| Jan                                | Broadband Stakeholder Group   | Introductory meeting             |
| Roundtable discussion on           |                               |                                  |
| women's engagement                 |                               |                                  |
| Jan                                | Townswomen's Guild,           |                                  |
| Federation of Soroptimist          |                               |                                  |
| International Great Britain and    |                               |                                  |
| Ireland, National Federation of    |                               |                                  |
| Women's Institutes, National       |                               |                                  |
| Council of Women, Business         |                               |                                  |
| and Professional Women,            |                               |                                  |
| British Federation of Women        |                               |                                  |
| Graduates                          |                               |                                  |
| To discuss tourism                 | Jan                           | Leeds and Partners, Visit York,  |
| Welcome to Yorkshire, The          |                               |                                  |
| Create Foundation, The Hilton      |                               |                                  |
| Leeds City, West Yorkshire         |                               |                                  |
| Playhouse, Harewood House,         |                               |                                  |
| The Hepworth Wakefield, Leeds      |                               |                                  |
| Rugby Foundation, Radisson         |                               |                                  |
| BLU Hotels Leeds, Leeds            |                               |                                  |
| Marriott, Captain Cook's           |                               |                                  |
| Memorial Museum, Wakefield         |                               |                                  |
| Metropolitan District Council,     |                               |                                  |
| Leeds City Council, Northern       |                               |                                  |
| Ballet                             |                               |                                  |
| Jan                                | Welcome to Yorkshire          | To discuss tourism and Tour de   |
| France                             |                               |                                  |
| Roundtable discussion on arts      | Jan                           | Arts Council England, Donmar     |
| Theatre, Barbican, Aldeburgh       |                               |                                  |
| Music, Bush Theatre,               |                               |                                  |
| Birmingham Royal Ballet            |                               |                                  |
| To discuss Leveson                 |                               |                                  |
| implementation                     |                               |                                  |
| Jan                                | Lord Black, Telegraph         |                                  |
| David Newell, Newspaper            |                               |                                  |
| Society                            |                               |                                  |
| Paul Vickers, Trinity Mirror       |                               |                                  |
| Peter Wright, Associated Press     |                               |                                  |
| To discuss the creative industries |                               |                                  |
| and intellectual property          |                               |                                  |
| Jan                                | BPI, Universal Music UK, Sony |                                  |
| Music UK & Ireland, PIAS           |                               |                                  |
| Entertainment Group                |                               |                                  |
| Jan                               | Lord Mayor of London           | Introductory meeting           |
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| To discuss Leveson                |                                |                                |
| implementation                    |                                |                                |
| Jan                               | Lord Black, Telegraph          |                                |
| David Newell, Newspaper           |                                |                                |
| Society                           |                                |                                |
| Paul Vickers, Trinity Mirror      |                                |                                |
| Peter Wright, Associated Press    |                                |                                |
| Jan                               | Creative Industries Council    | Meeting co-chaired with        |
| Secretary of State for Business,  |                                |                                |
| Innovation and Skills             |                                |                                |
| Feb                               | BBC                            | To discuss women's sport       |
| Feb                               | Samsung Mobile                 | Introductory meeting           |
| Feb                               | The Science Museum             | Introductory meeting           |
| Feb                               | Women's Business Council       | Introductory meeting           |
| Roundtable discussion on arts     | Feb                            | Arts Council England, Bolton & |
| Quinn, Serpentine Gallery,        |                                |                                |
| Sage Gateshead, Baltic Centre     |                                |                                |
| for Contemporary Art,             |                                |                                |
| Roundhouse, English National      |                                |                                |
| Ballet, Manchester Int. Festival, |                                |                                |
| Graeae Theatre, Young Vic,        |                                |                                |
| Cultural Olympiad,                |                                |                                |
|                                   |                                |                                |
| King's                            |                                |                                |
| Cultural Institute, Southbank     |                                |                                |
| Centre, Liverpool Everyman        |                                |                                |
| and Playhouse                     |                                |                                |
|                                   |                                |                                |
| Feb                               | Law Commission                 | To discuss the Electronic      |
| Communications Code               |                                |                                |
| Feb                               | British Library                | Introductory meeting           |
| To discuss Leveson                |                                |                                |
| implementation                    |                                |                                |
| Feb                               | Lionel Barber, Financial Times |                                |
| Lord Black, Telegraph             |                                |                                |
| Murdoch MacLennan,                |                                |                                |
| Telegraph                         |                                |                                |
| John Witherow, News               |                                |                                |
| International                     |                                |                                |
| Feb                               | Paul Dacre, Daily Mail         | To discuss Leveson             |
| implementation                    |                                |                                |
| Feb                               | Hacked Off                     | To discuss Leveson             |
| implementation                    |                                |                                |
| Feb                               | Hacked Off                     | To discuss Leveson             |
| implementation                    |                                |                                |
| To discuss the work of Bristol    |                                |                                |
| City Museums and Galleries        |                                |                                |
| Feb                               | Bristol City Museums and       |                                |
| Galleries and Bristol's Deputy    |                                |                                |
| Mayor for Culture and Sport       |                                |                                |
| Roundtable discussion on          |                                |                                |
| creative industries, growth and   |                                |                                |
| cultural education                |                                |                                |
| Feb                               | Watershed, Danceroom           |                                |
| Spectroscopy, Bristol Media,      |                                |                                |
| Pervasive Media Studio,           |                                |                                |
| Opposable Games, Bristol City     |                                |                                |
| Council, Bristol Music Trust,     |                                |                                |
IBM, University of the West of England, University of Bristol, 
HP Labs, REACT, Stand & Stare, Nu Desine 
Feb 
Stroud Valley Art Space 
To discuss the work of Stroud Valley Art Space Roundtable discussion on tourism 
Feb 
Visit Britain, Visit England, Tourism Alliance, Association of British Travel Agents, Association of Leading Visitor 
Attractions, British Association of Leisure Parks, Piers and Attractions, British Hospitality Association, British Beer & Pub Association, British Holiday and Home Parks Association, UK Inbound, European Tour 
Operators Authority, People 1st 
Feb 
British Council 
Introductory meeting To discuss Leveson implementation 
Feb 
Peter Wright, Associated Press Pia Sarma, News International David Newell, Newspaper Society 
Mark Burr, Press & Publisher's 
Association Press 
To discuss Leveson implementation 
Feb 
Paul Vickers, Trinity Mirror David Newell, Newspaper Society Bindmans Solicitors 
Introductory meeting 
Feb 
Commonwealth War Graves 
Commission 
Feb 
Somerset House 
Introductory meeting 
Feb 
British Museum 
Introductory meeting 
Mar 
Hacked Off 
To discuss Leveson implementation 
Mar 
Highflyer Group 
To discuss Olympic legacy 
Mar 
BT 
To discuss broadband delivery To discuss women in arts 
Mar 
Arts Council England, Barbican, British Film Institute,), English National Ballet, English National Opera, Liverpool Biennial, Phyllida Lloyd (Director), , Nimax Theatres, Random House, Royal Court Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company, Siobhan Davies Company, Southbank Centre, Tate, 
Whitechapel Gallery 
Mar 
Hacked Off 
To discuss Leveson 
implementation 
Mar 
BT 
To discuss broadband delivery Roundtable discussion on women's engagement 
Mar 
Asda Mobile, BT Group, EE, Freeview, Google Europe, Huawei Technologies (UK) Co Ltd, KC, Microsoft, Nokia, O2, RIM - Blackberry, Three, Virgin Media, Vodafone, Zibrant 
Mar 
British Paralympic Association 
Introductory meeting Roundtable discussion on museums 
Mar 
Arts Council England, Bristol Museums and Art Galleries, British Museum, Eden Project, Heritage Lottery Fund, Imperial War Museums, Manchester City Gallery and the Whitworth Art Gallery, Natural History Museum, SS Great Britain, Tate 
Roundtable discussion on school sports 
Mar 
Amateur Swimming Association, British Olympic Association, Lord Coe, England and Wales Cricket Board, England Hockey, Football Association, Baroness Grey- Thompson, Lawn Tennis Association, National Association of Head Teachers, OFSTED, Premier League, Rugby Football League, Rugby 
Football Union, Sport England, UK Athletics, Youth Sport Trust  
Mar 
Public Sector Equality Duty Review 
Introductory meeting with the chair of the Review Roundtable discussion on the Commission on the Status of Women 
Mar 
FORWARD, Imkaan, Mothers' 
Union, Muslim Women's Network, National Alliance of Women's Organisations, Scottish Women's Convention, UN Women UK National Committee, Wales Assembly of Women, Women's Aid, Women's Resource Centre  
Mar 
BSkyB 
Introductory meeting Roundtable discussion on women's engagement 
Mar 
Fatherhood Institute, Gingerbread, Maternity Action, Mumsnet, National Childbirth 
Trust, Working Families, Women's Resource Centre 
Mar 
Amazon 
Introductory meeting 
Mar 
The Old Vic 
Introductory meeting Roundtable discussion on heritage 
Mar 
Churches Conservation Trust, English Heritage, Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, Heritage Alliance, Heritage Lottery Fund, Historic Houses Association, Historic Royal Palaces, National 
Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, Urban Splash, VisitEngland, Westminster Council, Griff Rhys Jones 
Mar 
Creative Industries Council 
To discuss Creative Industries Council Final meeting with current Chair 
Mar 
National Museum Directors' 
Council 
Minister for Sport and the Olympics, Rt Hon Hugh Robertson MP 
Date of Meeting  
Name of Organisation 
Purpose of Meeting       
Jan 
Premier League 
Introductory meeting  
Jan  
Merlin Communications 
Introductory meeting Introductory meeting 
Jan  
British Association of Leisure Parks, Piers and Attractions (BALPPA) 
Jan 
Football Association 
Regular catch-up on football governance 
Jan 
Bingo Association 
Introductory meeting 
Jan  
Lawn Tennis Association 
Introductory meeting  
Jan  
Paramount Studios 
To discuss new tourism attractions  
Jan 
Tourism Alliance 
Roundtable discussion 
Jan  
BBC 
Olympic coverage review 
Jan  
Performance Directors Forum 
Quarterly update from Performance Directors on their sport. To discuss Olympic and Paralympic legacy 
Feb 
Rugby Football Union, Rugby Football League, Lawn Tennis Association, England and Wales Cricket Board, Football Association, Lord Coe 
Mar  
Lawn Tennis Association 
To discuss sports participation 
Mar 
Rugby 2015 
 Update on Rugby 2015 World Cup preparations 
Mar  
Rugby Football Union, Rugby Football League, Lawn Tennis 
 Regular update from Chief Executives on their sport 
Association, England and Wales Cricket Board, Football 
Association 
Mar 
Marylebone Cricket Club 
To discuss strategic plan 
Minister for Culture, Communications & Creative Industries, Ed Vaizey MP 
Date of Meeting 
Name of organisation 
Purpose of meeting 
Jan 
Young Vic 
To discuss What Next? 
Jan 
BT 
Regular meeting to discuss progress of Broadband roll-out 
Jan 
Ian Livingstone 
To discuss Next Gen. report 
Academy Proposal 
Jan 
City of London Corporation 
To discuss City of London arts and cultural activities  
Jan 
RIBA 
Introductory meeting 
Jan 
Imaginarium Studios 
To discuss creative tax credits 
Jan 
Ofcom 
Regular meeting to discuss regulatory issues 
Jan 
BT 
Regular meeting to discuss progress of Broadband roll-out To discuss nuisance calls 
Jan 
Information Commissioners Office 
Jan 
Design Council Cabe 
To discuss architecture 
Jan 
Imagination Technologies 
To discuss digital radio 
Jan 
Online Centres Foundation 
UK online centres and libraries 
Jan 
Westminster Council 
To discuss planning fee reform To discuss creative industries strategy and an update on the technical working group 
Jan 
TSB, NESTA, Creative England, BFI, British Council, CCSkills, Creative Skillset, 
ACE, UKTI, LGA, BBC 
Jan 
National Skills Academy 
To discuss further education and the creative employment programme 
Jan 
Young Vic 
To discuss 'What Next?' 
Jan 
Ofcom 
To discuss competition issues 
Jan 
HSBC and Citi Research 
To discuss telecoms market in the UK 
Jan 
BT 
Regular meeting to discuss progress of Broadband roll-out 
Jan 
Guildhall School of Music, Barbican Centre and Cause4 
To discuss Barbican East London and City Culture Hub 
Jan 
Steve Penk, 96.2fm The Revolution 
To discuss general commercial radio 
Jan 
Finch and Partners 
To discuss arts and philanthropy 
Jan 
Ofcom, BT 
Regular meeting to discuss progress of Broadband roll-out Roundtable discussion on arts  
Jan 
Arts Council England, Donmar Theatre, Barbican, Aldeburgh 
Music, Bush Theatre, Birmingham Royal Ballet 
Jan 
BT 
To discuss Broadband Delivery 
Jan 
Bettany Hughes  
To discuss her upcoming projects To discuss on future landscape 
Jan 
Ofcom and Information Commissioners Office 
Jan 
Terry Farrell and Partners 
Architecture Review 
Jan 
Ofcom 
To discuss Video on Demand 
Jan 
BT, Talk Talk, BskyB, 
VirginMedia, ISPA 
Internet Service Providers 
roundtable on child safety online To discuss data and measurement, the Creative Industries Council website, access to finance, IP and skills 
Jan 
Nesta, Harper Collins, Warner Bros., Creative Skill Set, Google, ITV, BSkyB, ACE, BBC, CBI, Mcrosoft, UK Music, Double Negative, Tiga Rebellion, Live Nation/ CC Skills, The Advertising Association, Eidos, Telegraph Media Group, Design Council, PACT, Karmarama/IPA, Publishers Association, Creative England, Amazon UK, UKIE, British Fashion Council, RIBA, TSB, Ingenious, Sorrell Foundation, British Phonographic Industry, Demos 
Feb 
BT 
Regular meeting to discuss progress of Broadband roll-out 
Feb 
BT 
Regular meeting to discuss 
progress of Broadband roll-out 
Feb 
Nigel Lythgoe Productions 
To discuss creative tax reliefs Roundtable discussion on arts  
Feb 
Arts Council England, Bolton & Quinn, Serpentine Gallery, Sage Gateshead, Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Roundhouse, English National Ballet, Manchester Int. Festival, Graeae Theatre, Young Vic, Cultural Olympiad, King's Cultural Institute, Southbank Centre, Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse 
Feb 
Sage Gateshead 
To discuss Music Hubs 
Feb 
Nominet 
To discuss internet governance 
Feb 
Westminster City Council 
To discuss tall buildings  
Feb 
Society of Chief Librarians 
Quarterly catch-up 
| Feb                              | Liberty Global              | Introductory meeting             |
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Digital Radio Switchover         |                             |                                  |
| roundtable                       |                             |                                  |
| Feb                              | Ofcom, DRUK, BBC,           |                                  |
| RadioCentre, Community Media     |                             |                                  |
| Association, Intellect,          |                             |                                  |
| Consumer Expert Group (CEG)      |                             |                                  |
| Age UK Bauer, UTV, Arqiva        |                             |                                  |
| To discuss rural broadband       | Feb                         | BT, UK Power Networks,           |
| Ofgem                            |                             |                                  |
| Feb                              | Royal Academy of Dance      | To discuss honours               |
| Feb                              | Ofcom                       | Regular meeting to discuss       |
| regulatory issues                |                             |                                  |
| To discuss 'DEA Light'           | Feb                         | Federation Against Copyright     |
| Theft and BPI                    |                             |                                  |
| Feb                              | British Council             | To discuss honours               |
| To discuss Advertising Standards |                             |                                  |
| Authority's digital remit        |                             |                                  |
| Feb                              | Lord (Guy) Black, Telegraph |                                  |
| Media Group and Advertising      |                             |                                  |
| Standards Board of Finance       |                             |                                  |
| To discuss Board Effectiveness   | Feb                         | Natural History Museum,          |
| Historic Royal Palaces, National |                             |                                  |
| Portrait Gallery                 |                             |                                  |
| Feb                              | Southbank Centre            | To discuss Southbank Centre      |
| Redevelopment                    |                             |                                  |
| Feb                              | Digital Mobile Spectrum Ltd | To discuss 4G interference with  |
| TV signals                       |                             |                                  |
| Feb                              | Ustwo                       | To discuss Ebacc                 |
| Roundtable discussion on child   |                             |                                  |
| safety measures in the           |                             |                                  |
| Communications Review            |                             |                                  |
| Feb                              |                             |                                  |
| Childrens' Charities' Coalition  |                             |                                  |
| on Internet Safety, London       |                             |                                  |
| School of Economics,             |                             |                                  |
| Parentzone, BT, Tesco,           |                             |                                  |
| Samsung, Safer Internet          |                             |                                  |
| Centre, Facebook, IWF,           |                             |                                  |
| NSPCC, BBC.                      |                             |                                  |
| Feb                              | Lord Julian Fellowes        | To discuss honours               |
| Feb                              | Waddesdon Manor             | To discuss proposal for event at |
| the Manor                        |                             |                                  |
| Mar                              | National Parks Associations | To discuss Clause 8 G&I Bill     |
| (broadband)                      |                             |                                  |
| Mar                              | Rogers Stirk Harbour and    |                                  |
| Partners                         |                             |                                  |
| To discuss architecture and      |                             |                                  |
| competition process              |                             |                                  |
| Mar                              | BT                          | Regular meeting to discuss       |
| progress of Broadband roll-out   |                             |                                  |
| To discuss post WCIT-12 (World   |                             |                                  |
| Conference on International      |                             |                                  |
| Telecommunications) issues and   |                             |                                  |
| a forward look at the next major |                             |                                  |
| ITU conference                   |                             |                                  |
| Mar                              | Larry Strickling, Assistant |                                  |
| Secretary for Communications     |                             |                                  |
| and Information and              |                             |                                  |
| Administrator, National          |                             |                                  |
| Telecommunications and           |                             |                                  |
| Information Administration       |                             |                                  |
(NTIA) U.S. Department of Commerce 
Mar 
Talk Talk 
To discuss telecoms regulation 
Mar 
Ofcom 
Regular meeting to discuss regulatory issues Interview on the rural programme 
Mar 
Gerry Pennell (independent contractor) 
Mar 
Digital Mobile Spectrum Ltd 
To discuss mitigation of 4G interference in digital television 
Mar 
Tony Wang, Twitter 
Introductory meeting 
Mar 
Ofcom, BT 
Regular meeting to discuss progress of Broadband roll-out 
Mar 
Catapult 
To discuss where Catapult fits in to creative industries 
Mar 
Dee Ford and Sarah Vickery, Bauer Radio 
Judging Session for The Outstanding Team of the Year 
Mar 
Ashley Tabor, This is Global 
To discuss digital radio and the Communications White Paper 
Mar 
BSkyB 
Introductory meeting  
Mar 
NESTA, LGA, UKTI, Creative & Cultural Skills Sector Skills Council, EE, Creative England, Creative Skillset, British Council, Arts & Humanities Research Council 
To discuss an update on Technical Working Group and DCMS Data and Measurement consultation, access to the Finance Creative industries Council Working Group and the Creative Industries Strategy review 
Mar 
Creative England 
To discuss the role of the 
Creative Industries Council in the 
EOS (Employers Ownership of 
Skills) initiative 
Mar 
John Stalker Productions Limited 
To discuss John Stalker's 
agenda for theatre investment. Roundtable discussion on heritage 
Mar 
Churches Conservation Trust, English Heritage, Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, Heritage Alliance, Heritage Lottery Fund, Historic Houses Association, Historic Royal Palaces, National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, Urban Splash, VisitEngland, Westminster Council, Griff Rhys Jones 
To discuss Blythe House 
Mar 
Rob Kingham, Rob Colley and Adam Pappini, Deloitte Real Estate 
| Mar                                | Financial Times            | To discuss broadband and the     |
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| digital scene                      |                            |                                  |
| Mar                                | Terry Farrell and Partners | Informal press briefing with Sir |
| Terry Farrell on the launch of his |                            |                                  |
| review of architecture and the     |                            |                                  |
| built environment                  |                            |                                  |
| Mar                                | Ofcom, BT                  | Regular meeting to discuss       |
| progress of Broadband roll-out     |                            |                                  |
| Final meeting with current Chair   | Mar                        |                                  |
| National Museum Directors'         |                            |                                  |
| Council                            |                            |                                  |
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