## 

DCMS Ministerial hospitality, overseas travel and meetings with external organisations, Newspapers and other media proprietors, editors and senior executives 
 
1July - 30 September 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

| 4 Jul                                                         | All England Lawn Tennis                                |
|---------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| Club                                                          |                                                        |
| Tickets to Wimbledon                                          |                                                        |
| Championships*                                                |                                                        |
| 7 Jul                                                         | All England Lawn Tennis                                |
| Club                                                          |                                                        |
| Tickets to Wimbledon Men's                                    |                                                        |
| singles final*                                                |                                                        |
| 10 Jul                                                        | The Globe Theatre                                      |
| Night's Dream*                                                |                                                        |
| 12 Jul                                                        | BBC                                                    |
| Proms                                                         |                                                        |
| 24 Jul                                                        | The Old Vic                                            |
| Youth*                                                        |                                                        |
| 26 Jul                                                        | Sainsbury's                                            |
| Anniversary Games*                                            |                                                        |
| 28 Jul                                                        | London Legacy                                          |
| Anniversary Games*                                            |                                                        |
| Ticket to 'First Love'                                        | 28 Aug                                                 |
| Festival                                                      |                                                        |
| 7 Sep                                                         | BBC Trust                                              |
| Proms*                                                        |                                                        |
| 25 Sep                                                        | Serpentine  Gallery                                    |
| Serpentine Sackler Gallery                                    |                                                        |
| 29 Sep                                                        | Hallé Orchestra                                        |
| Minister for Sport and the Olympics, Rt Hon Hugh Robertson MP |                                                        |
| Date                                                          | Name of Organisation                                   |
| 3 Jul                                                         | British Olympic Association Overnight Accommodation in |
| Geneva                                                        |                                                        |
| 7 Jul                                                         | All England Lawn Tennis                                |
| Club                                                          |                                                        |
| Tickets to Wimbledon Men's                                    |                                                        |
| Singles Final*                                                |                                                        |
| 19 Jul                                                        | Marylebone Cricket Club                                |
| Ticket to Ashes test match                                    | 1 Aug                                                  |
| Club                                                          |                                                        |
| 2 Aug                                                         | Countess of March                                      |
| Ticket to Test Match                                          | 25 Aug                                                 |
| Club                                                          |                                                        |
| 26 Aug                                                        | UK Athletics                                           |
| Games*                                                        |                                                        |

                                                          
 
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. 


| Dinner                                                                | 2 Sep                   | British Horseracing              |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Authority                                                             |                         |                                  |
| Reception                                                             | 12 Sep                  | World Triathlon Grand            |
| Final                                                                 |                         |                                  |
| Minister for Culture, Communications & Creative Industries, Ed Vaizey |                         |                                  |
| MP                                                                    |                         |                                  |
| Date                                                                  | Name of Organisation    | Type of Hospitality Received     |
| 2 Jul                                                                 | The Carphone Warehouse  | Dinner Party                     |
| 3 Jul                                                                 | Ark Music Gala          | Tickets to event*                |
| 8 Jul                                                                 | Tricycle Theatre        | Ticket to performance of         |
| Brackenmore                                                           |                         |                                  |
|                                                                       |                         |                                  |
| Lunch                                                                 | 9 Jul                   | David Lewis, Co-chair of         |
| Commission for Looted Art                                             |                         |                                  |
| and Europe and of David                                               |                         |                                  |
| Lewis and Partners                                                    |                         |                                  |
| 9 Jul                                                                 | Tate Britain            | Private viewing of Lowry and the |
| Painting of Modern Life                                               |                         |                                  |
| 10 Jul                                                                | Hobart Capital Markets  | Lunch                            |
| 10 Jul                                                                | Opera North             | Reception                        |
| 12 Jul                                                                | Financial Times         | Lunch                            |
| 23 Jul                                                                | Objective Productions   | Lunch                            |
| 29 Jul                                                                | Bristol Old Vic Proms   | Ticket to opening night          |
| 30 Jul                                                                | Saffery                 | Lunch                            |
| 31 Jul                                                                | Bush Theatre            | Tickets to Josephine & I*        |
| 01 Aug                                                                | National Theatre        | Tickets to Othello*              |
| 20 Aug                                                                | Noel Coward             | Tickets to The Cripple of        |
| Irishmann *                                                           |                         |                                  |
| 22 Aug                                                                | Young Vic Theatre       | Tickets to A season on the       |
| Congo*                                                                |                         |                                  |
| 27 Aug                                                                | Duchess Theatre         | Tickets to Fences*               |
| Dinner                                                                | 29 Aug                  | Richard Desmond,                 |
| Express Newspapers                                                    |                         |                                  |
| 02 Sep                                                                | Telefónica              | Campus Party Europe              |
| Tickets to event*                                                     | 03 Sep                  | GQ Men of the Year               |
| awards                                                                |                         |                                  |
| 07 Sep                                                                | BBC                     | Tickets to Last night of the     |
| Proms*                                                                |                         |                                  |
| 13 Sep                                                                | British Fashion Council | Ticket to London Fashion Week    |
| 18 Sep                                                                | London Design Festival  | Exhibition Opening               |
| 18 Sep                                                                | Qatar Museum Authority  | Exhibition Opening               |
|                                                                       |                         |                                  |

## Overseas Travel

| Destination                                                              | Purpose of trip 'No 32    | Date(s) of     |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|----------------|
| trip                                                                     |                           |                |
| Secretary of State, Rt Hon Maria Miller MP                               |                           |                |
|                                                                          |                           |                |
| Nil                                                                      |                           |                |
| Minister for Sport and the Olympics, Rt Hon Hugh Robertson MP            |                           |                |
| 03-                                                                      |                           |                |
| 04/07/13                                                                 |                           |                |
| Lausanne,                                                                |                           |                |
| Switzerland                                                              |                           |                |
| Presentation to                                                          |                           |                |
| IOC - Youth                                                              |                           |                |
| Olympic Games                                                            |                           |                |
| 21/07/13                                                                 | Paris, France             | Tour de France |
| final                                                                    |                           |                |
| 17-                                                                      |                           |                |
| 18/09/13                                                                 |                           |                |
| Mons,                                                                    |                           |                |
| Belgium/Somme                                                            |                           |                |
| region, France                                                           |                           |                |
| Visit key sites                                                          |                           |                |
| to be used in                                                            |                           |                |
| forthcoming                                                              |                           |                |
| WW1                                                                      |                           |                |
| commemorative                                                            |                           |                |
| events                                                                   |                           |                |
| Minister for Culture, Communications & Creative Industries, Ed Vaizey MP |                           |                |
|                                                                          |                           |                |
| 24/09/20131 Paris, France                                                | Meeting of EU             |                |
| Ministers                                                                |                           |                |
|                                                                          |                           |                |
|                                                                          |                           |                |
|                                                                          |                           |                |
|                                                                          |                           |                |
Number of officials accompanying Minister, where nonscheduled travel is used    
(The Royal) 
Squadron' or 'other RAF' or 'Charter' 
or 'Eurostar'   
Total cost including travel, and accommodation of Minister only *indicates if 
accompanied by spouse/partner or 
other family member or friend 
Nil  
£233 
British Airways Flight Eurostar 
Nil 
£309 
Eurostar 
1 
£755  
Eurostar 
Nil 
£288 

## 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       
To discuss independent press self-regulation  
3 Jul 
Lord Black Telegraph, Peter Wright, Associated News and 
David Newell, Newspaper Society   
3 Jul 
Hacked Off 
To discuss independent press self-regulation 
8 Jul 
Lee Valley Regional Park Authority 
To discuss legacy of Olympic and Paralympic Games in East London To discuss  rural broadband 
15 Jul 
BT B4RN (Lancashire) Trailways (Dorset) Michael Armitage - Thurlestone (Devon) Cotswolds Broadband (Oxfordshire) Noorthmoor Broadband Project (Oxfordshire) Ken Pelton - Noke (Oxfordshire) INCA 
15 Jul  
Women's Business Council  
To discuss the WBC launch 
23 Jul  
Richard III Exhibition, Leicester 
Regional visit 
25 Jul  
Pinewood Studios 
To discuss film policy 
29 Jul 
Paul Goodman  
To discuss BBC governance 
28 Aug 
Edinburgh International Festival 
To discuss the Edinburgh International Festival To discuss PSED review 
2 Sep 
Public Sector Equality Duty Review Steering Group  
3 Sep  
Lord Pattern, BBC Trust   
To discuss speech at the RTS Cambridge Convention 
9 Sep 
Lord Black, Telegraph and Peter Wright, Associated Press 
To discuss independent press self- regulation 
                                                          
| 18 Sep                                                        | Universal Music                  | To discuss women in the         |
|---------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| workplace                                                     |                                  |                                 |
| 18 Sep                                                        | David Newell, Newspaper          |                                 |
| Society                                                       |                                  |                                 |
| To discuss independent press                                  |                                  |                                 |
| self-regulation                                               |                                  |                                 |
| Roundtable to discuss older                                   |                                  |                                 |
| workers                                                       |                                  |                                 |
|                                                               |                                  |                                 |
|                                                               |                                  |                                 |
| 25 Sep                                                        | Chartered Institute of Personnel |                                 |
| Development                                                   |                                  |                                 |
| Age UK                                                        |                                  |                                 |
| Centrica PLC                                                  |                                  |                                 |
| The Age and Employment                                        |                                  |                                 |
| Network                                                       |                                  |                                 |
| Employers' Network for Equality                               |                                  |                                 |
| and Inclusion                                                 |                                  |                                 |
| Older Women's Network,                                        |                                  |                                 |
| Europe                                                        |                                  |                                 |
| Carers UK                                                     |                                  |                                 |
| Minister for Sport and the Olympics, Rt Hon Hugh Robertson MP |                                  |                                 |
|                                                               |                                  |                                 |
| Date of Meeting                                               | Name of Organisation             | Purpose of Meeting              |
| 10 Jul                                                        | Meeting ABTA - the Travel        |                                 |
| Association                                                   |                                  |                                 |
| To discuss in-bound and                                       |                                  |                                 |
| domestic tourism                                              |                                  |                                 |
| 15 Jul                                                        | Meeting British Horseracing      |                                 |
| Authority and Jockey Club                                     |                                  |                                 |
| To discuss developments in                                    |                                  |                                 |
| horseracing                                                   |                                  |                                 |
| 22 Jul                                                        | British Rowing                   | To discuss prep for Rowing      |
| World Cup                                                     |                                  |                                 |
| To discuss Winter Olympics in                                 |                                  |                                 |
| Sochi and Olympics in Rio.                                    |                                  |                                 |
| 23 Jul                                                        | British Rowing, British          |                                 |
| Canoeing, British Archery,                                    |                                  |                                 |
| British Equestrian,                                           |                                  |                                 |
| British Sailing,                                              |                                  |                                 |
| British Short Track Speed                                     |                                  |                                 |
| Skating,                                                      |                                  |                                 |
| 23 Jul                                                        | British Basketball               | To discuss developments in the  |
| sport                                                         |                                  |                                 |
| 29 Jul                                                        | New Schools Network              | To discuss sport and free       |
| schools                                                       |                                  |                                 |
| 30 Jul                                                        | Westfield                        | To discuss legacy of Olympic    |
| Site                                                          |                                  |                                 |
| 6 Aug                                                         | Horserace Betting Levy Board     | To discuss current position re: |
| levy                                                          |                                  |                                 |
| Roundtable meeting with local                                 |                                  |                                 |
| Staffordshire tourism                                         |                                  |                                 |
| stakeholders -                                                |                                  |                                 |
|                                                               |                                  |                                 |
| 7 Aug                                                         | Drayton Manor Theme Park         |                                 |
| Dudley Zoological Gardens                                     |                                  |                                 |
| Culture Coventry                                              |                                  |                                 |
| Sea Life Centre Birmingham                                    |                                  |                                 |
| West Midlands Safari and                                      |                                  |                                 |
| Leisure Park                                                  |                                  |                                 |
Alton Towers Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust 
Marketing Birmingham 
7 Aug 
National Memorial Arboretum 
Meeting with the national arboretum team 
27 Aug 
British Equestrian Foundation 
To discuss 2018 World Equestrian Games 
2 Sep 
British Horseracing Authority  
Introductory meeting with new chair  
5 Sep  
Lawn Tennis Association 
To discuss LTA's search for a new CEO 
5 Sep 
England Rugby 2015 
To discuss preparations for World Cup in 2015  
10 Sep 
Camelot 
To discuss lottery issues  
10 Sep  
British Volleyball  
To discuss the future of the sport  
11 Sep  
Tour de France  
To discuss preparations for Grand Depart  
12 Sep  
Football Association, Football 
To discuss progress and timetable for reform  
16 Sep 
Tourism Alliance  
To discuss tourism issues  
16 Sep 
Jason Roberts Foundation 
To discuss a concerted strategy for addressing racism in football 
16 Sep 
Motor Sports Association 
Introductory Meeting with CEO To discuss Grand Depart 
24 Sep  
Board of Tour de France West Yorkshire Police Leeds Local Authority  
25 Sep 
Football Association 
To discuss Chair's vision for FA going forward 
26 Sep 
British Equestrian  
To discuss World Equestrian Games 2018 
Minister for Culture, Communications & Creative Industries, Ed Vaizey MP 
Date of Meeting 
Name of organisation 
Purpose of meeting 
3 Jul 
Torch Partners  
To discuss the future of the UK Tech economy 
3 Jul 
BFI  
 To discuss film policy  
4 Jul 
Surrey County Council 
To discuss broadband  
8 Jul 
Olaf Swantee, EE  
To discuss electronic communications code and planning  
11 Jul 
Which? 
To discuss nuisance calls  
11 Jul 
Which? ICO, TPS, Citizens' Advice, Communications 
Roundtable to discuss nuisance calls 
Managers, Association, BT, Virgin Media, Sky 
15 Jul 
BAFTA 
General Discussion 
22 July 
Foundling Museum 
To discuss funding of the Foundling Museum  
22 July 
IP Alliance  
To discuss intellectual property 
23 July 
The Heritage Alliance  
To discuss the protection of historic houses  
23 July 
Nesta  
To discuss Nesta's future programme of work 
23 July 
Naya Management LLP 
Introductory meeting 
25 July 
BT  
To discuss Worcestershire  
26 July 
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory 
To discuss cameras for International Space Station 
28 Aug 
The Henry Moore Foundation 
To discuss Moode Rodin exhibition 
4 Sep 
Spot the Sexism 
Meeting to discuss sexism in the media 
5 Sep 
Music Education Council 
introductory meeting with new chair 
11 Sep 
James Purnell , BBC 
To discuss digital radio switchover 
13 Sep 
Florence Nightingale Museum 
To learn more about the museum To discuss the future of the national media museum  
16 Sep 
National Media Museum Bradford Academy BTL Group Ltd Bradford Council City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council  
Bradford College Science Museum Group 
16 Sep 
O2 
4G Summit 
17 Sep 
The Hepworth 
Tour of collection