HC Deb 12 July 1985 vol 82 cc559-60W
Mr. Sims

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he has yet drawn up a list of events for the purposes of section 14 of the Cable and Broadcasting Act 1984; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Brittan

After consultation with the broadcasters, the cable interests and the Sports Council, I have drawn up the following list for the purposes of section 14:

  • The Commonwealth Games when held in the United Kingdom
  • Cricket Test Matches involving England
  • The Derby horse race
  • The FIFA World Cup Finals
  • The Football Association Cup Final
  • The Grand National horse race
  • The Olympic Games
  • The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race
  • The Wimbledon Tennis Championships
  • Additionally in Scotland, the Scottish Football Association Cup Final

This list follows closely that previously maintained by the broadcasters in relation to those events for which exclusive rights have by agreement not been sought in the past. The only additions are the inclusion of the FIFA world cup finals and the qualification "involving England" in relation to cricket test matches.