§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will list the members of the creative industries task force. [16035]
§ Mr. Chris SmithThe membership of the task force is as follows:
- Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (Chairman) Minister and officials from:
- The Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
- The Foreign and Commonwealth Office
- The Department of Trade and Industry
- HM Treasury
- The Department for Education and Employment
- Department of Social Security
- The Scottish Office
- The Welsh Office
- The Northern Ireland Office
- The Minister without Portfolio
- HM Government's Chief Scientific Adviser.
- Officials from:
- The British Council
- The Office of Science and Technology
- No. 10 Policy Unit
- The Department for Culture, Media and Sport
- Lord Puttnam
- Richard Branson
- Alan McGee
- Paul Smith
- Waheed Alli
- Gail Rebuck
- Eric Salama
- Janice Hughes.