HC Deb 27 May 1988 vol 134 cc358-60W
Mr. Pendry

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many sports events the Minister with responsibility for Sport, the hon. Member for Lewisham, East (Mr. Moynihan), has attended in the course of his official duties in the last year; and if he will list them.

Mr. Moynihan

[holding answer 10 May 1988]: Following are the principal events I have attendee. This list does not include a wide range of local and school sporting activities also seen on official duties.

Event
1987
17 June Boxing, Albert Hall
18 June England v Pakistan (cricket, 2nd Test)
1 July Boxing (world title fight), Albert Hall
3 July Wimbledon Tennis Championships
4 July Henley Royal Regatta
5 July Wimbledon Tennis Championships (Men's Finals)
10 July Peugeot Talbot Games (athletics), Crystal Palace
12 July European Dressage Championships, Goodwood
12 July London Youth Games
17 July Cricket, Wakefield
23 July National Schools Regatta, Solent
25 July Junior International Championships (Women's Bowling), Coventry
26 July Final stage of the Tour de France, Paris
31 July ESCA v Presidents XI (cricket), Harrow
1 August Stoke Mandeville World Wheelchair Games
2 August Motorcycle Grand Prix, Donnington
3–4 August Admirals Cup (sailing), Cowes
6 August 5th Cornhill Test (cricket), Oval
8 August England v Rest of the World (football), Wembley
27 August World Netball Tournament, Glasgow
28 August World Rowing Championships, Copenhagen
3–7 September World Athletics Championships, Rome
9 September England v West Germany, Dusseldorf
12 September South Coast Rowing Championships, Isle of Wight
13 September 2nd European Hockey Cup—Picketts Lock
16 September Opening of 20th World Water Skiing Championships, Thorpe Park
19 September World Board Sailing Championships, St. Austell, Cornwall
20 September Chislehurst Fun Run
Westminster Mile
Baseball at the Oval
26 September Rugby Union: Bristol v. Gloucester
27 September Lewisham Lions Modern Pentathlon
Sunday Times Fun Run—Hyde Park
3 October Charlton v. Arsenal (football)
4 October Opening of Charlton's Training Ground (football displays)
4 October England v. Turkey (football), European Championships, Wembley
18 October British Airways Masters—Badminton Tournament, Royal Albert Hall Serpentine Regatta—Hyde Park
20 October World Open Squash Championships, NEC, Birmingham
24 October Bruno v. Bugner Boxing, White Hart Lane
25 October Brands Hatch, Motorcycle Meeting
26 October WBC Boxing Tournament, Café Royal
28 October WBC Boxing Conference, Cumberland Hotel
31 October Tottenham v. Wimbledon
1 November ILEA Fun Run, Crystal Palace
7 November Final World Cup One Day Cricket—Calcutta
16 November London Federation of Boys' Clubs Senior Boxing Championships Final, Grosvenor House Hotel
23 November Lords & Commons Swimming Gala
24 November Semi Final of Come Dancing—Blackpool
26 November Metropolitan Police Five-a-side Youth Football Competition, Wembley
12 December Cheltenham, Racing
Nabisco Masters Doubles Tennis, Royal Albert Hall
13 December BBC TV Sports Review 1987, Television Centre
20 December Charlton v. Chelsea
28 December Racing at Chepstow
1988
1 January Manchester United v Charlton Athletic
16 January Luton v Derby County
23 January Charlton v Liverpool

Event
28 January Benson and Hedges Snooker Quarter Final, Wembley
4 February Inauguration of Girobank Trampoline League, Elephant and Castle
6 February England v Wales, Twickenham
12–18 February Winter Olympics, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
20 February Wales v Scotland, Cardiff
26 February Penguin Swimathon '88, Queen Mother Sports Centre
27 February Hartlepool v Crewe Alexandra
28 February Multiple Sclerosis Society Cricket Match, Hampstead Cricket Club
6 March Martini Challenge International Fencing Championships 1988, Seymour Leisure Centre, W1
12 March England v USA, Athletics, RAF Cosford
15 and 17 March Cheltenham Festival
19 March International Ladies Hockey, England v Spain, Wembley
20 March Ladies Hockey 1st XIV East—Ealing
23 March Regional Disabled Swimming Championship, Ladywell Pool, Lewisham
23 March England v Holland Football International, Wembley
26 March Derby County v Arsenal
27 March Mini Hockey Tournament, Crystal Palace
29 March Professional Boxing, Wembley Arena
1 April FC Berlin v Erfurt, East Berlin
2 April Ice Show, East Berlin
3 April Ladies Handball International, East Berlin
9 April Grand National, Aintree
10 April British Open Teams Gymnastics Centenary Championships, Bognor Regis
12–13 April British National Skiing Championships, Alpe d'Huex, France and 100 gates of Slalom; Disabled Initiative
21 April Wheelchair Bowls Match, Stoke Mandeville
23 April Charlton Athletic v Newcastle
24 April Littlewoods Cup Final, Arsenal v Luton, Wembley
30 April Rugby League Silk Cut Challenge Cup Final, Halifax v Wigan, Wembley
2 May Motor Racing, Silverstone
7 May Badminton Three-Day Event
14 May FA Cup Final, Liverpool v Wimbledon, Wembley
15 May 100 ends of bowls against disabled international team, Paddington
22 May Cricket: Lords Taverners v Masters XI, Dulwich
23 May Cricket: England v West Indies at Lords
24 May Football, England v Colombia at Wembley

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