§ Mr. PendryTo 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.
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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