A full list of the official duties I have undertaken since appointment could be supplied only at disproportionate cost. The following is a list covering the last complete month—November 1997—and is typical:
| Date |
Official duty |
| London engagements (non-sporting) |
| Monday, 3 |
Launch of National Libraries Week at House of Commons. |
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Opening of Dyson Centre for Education and Training at the Design Museum, Butler's Wharf, SE1 |
| Tuesday, 4 |
British Video Association AGM at Channel 4 Video, Horseferry Road, SW1 |
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Reception for Round II Launch of Millennium Award Partners at The Atrium, Millbank, SW1 |
| Wednesday, 5 |
Launch of World Squares Consultation at Institute of Civil Engineers, SW1 |
| Thursday, 6 |
Launch of New Booklist, Lewis Carroll Children's Library, Copenhagen Street, N1 |
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Opening Night of 41st Film Festival, Odeon Leicester Square, W1 |
| Date |
Official duty |
| Friday, 7 |
ALG Conference 'London in the Millennium', The Royal Horticultural Halls, Vincent Square, SW1 |
| Monday, 10 |
Museum of the Year Awards, Museum of London, London Wall, EC2 |
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Musicians of Black Origin Awards at Connaught Rooms, Covent Garden, WC1 |
| Wednesday, 12 |
Launch of ICA/Sun Microsystems new Media Centre at ICA, The Mall, SW1 |
| Thursday, 13 |
Ambassadors for London Awards, Banqueting House, Whitehall Place, SW1 |
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Premiere of 'Welcome to Sarajevo' at Odeon Leicester Square, SW1 |
| Sunday, 16 |
Reception for Finnish Music and Culture at The Barbican, EC2 |
| Monday, 17 |
Tourism Society Annual Dinner, 1 Whitehall Place, SW1 |
| Tuesday, 18 |
Historic Houses Association AGM, Queen Elizabeth II Centre. |
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Launch of London First Report "London—The Millennium City" at Institute of Mechanical Engineers. |
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Launch of the LWT Halifax Youth Talent Challenge at the Candid Gallery, 3–5 Torrens Street, N1 |
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'Race, Culture and Nation'—European Year Against Racism, Institute for Education, Russell Square. |
| Thursday, 20 |
The 1997 Stirling Prize for Architecture at RIBA, 66 Portland Place, W1 |
| Monday, 24 |
Launch of the Local Heritage Initiative at Royal Geographical Society, 1 Kensington Gore, SW7 |
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Welfare to Work Conference at The Hilton, Park Lane, W1 |
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Launch of Architecture Foundation's new digital model of London at the Economist Building, St. James's St., SW1 |
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ABSA Pairing Scheme Reception, Lancaster House, Cleveland Row, SW1 |
| Tuesday, 25 |
Breakfast Launch of English Heritage Annual Report at 1 Poultry, EC2 |
| Wednesday, 26 |
Heritage Lottery Fund—Handing over lease at Somerset House, WC2 |
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Tourism Forum Meeting at Theatre Museum, Covent Garden, WC2 |
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Opening of 'The Artist, The Citizen, The Entrepreneur' at Upper Street, N1 |
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Opening of Provident Financial 'Northern Light' Art Exhibition, at the Banqueting House, Whitehall, SW1 |
| Friday, 28 |
Visit to National Maritime Museum World Heritage site and Royal Naval College, Greenwich, SE1 |
| Sunday, 30 |
UK Premiere of 'Lilies' for World Aids Day at UCI Plaza, Lower Regent Street, W1 |
| Engagements outside London (non-sporting) |
| Tuesday, 11 |
Visit to Brussels to meet European Commissioners Oreja, Pappas and Kinnock. |
| Saturday, 15 |
British-Spanish Tertulias, Emmanuel College, Cambridge. |
| Monday, 17 |
Visit to Stonehenge for site tour and meeting at Antrobus House. |
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PTC Conference at Heathlands Hotel, Grove Road, Bournemouth. |
| Sunday, 30 |
Competition Climbing World Cup Final at National Indoor Arena, Birmingham. |
| Sports engagements |
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| Friday, 14 |
UK Sports Institute meeting with UK Sports Councils at DCMS, SW1. |