§ Dr. GibsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will list the scientific organisations which have been consulted about the composition of the NESTA Board. [29048]
§ Mr. Chris SmithThe National Lottery Bill would require me, before appointing NESTA's Trustees, to consult representatives of bodies active in science, technology and the arts. In preparation for the establishment of NESTA, my Department is seeking the views of a wide range of bodies and individuals, many of which are active in more than one of these fields. It is not, therefore, possible accurately to identify scientific organisations alone. The complete list of bodies being consulted is given. In addition, all those who responded to the proposals for NESTA in our consultation paper "The People's Lottery" have been informed of the process for identifying candidates for these posts and their views are welcomed. The posts of Chair and Trustees of NESTA are also being advertised in the national press.
- 3i
- AEA Technology plc
- Amaze Ltd.
- Armagh Observatory
- Armargh Planetarium
- Art of Change
- Artec
- Artificial Life
- Artimedia Centre
- Arts Catalyst
- Arts Council of England
- Arts Council of Northern Ireland
- Arts Council of Scotland
- Arts Council of Wales
- Association of British Healthcare Industries
- Association of Art Historians
- Association of British Orchestras
- Association of British picture Restorers
- Association of Business Sponsorship in the Arts
- Association of Composer Organisations
- Association of Independent Research and Technology Organisations (AIRTO)
- Association of London Government
585 - Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry
- Autograph
- BAFTA
- BBC
- BBC Education
- BioIndustry Association
- Black Dog Publishing
- Board for the Engineering Profession
- Brighton Media Centre
- British Academy
- British Actors' Equity Association
- British Association for the Advancement of Science
- British Copyright Council
- British Film Commission
- British Film Institute
- British In Vitro Diagnostic Association
- British Library
- British Music Publishers Association
- British Music Rights Limited
- British Pharma Group
- British Phonographic Industry
- British Screen Advisory Council
- British Screen Finance
- British Technology Group
- British Tourist Authority
- British Venture Capital Association
- BT Laboratories
- Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
- Cambridge Consultants Ltd.
- Carnegie UK Trust
- Catalyst
- Cavendish Management Resources
- CBI Scotland
- Centre for Alternative Technology
- CERAM Research
- Channel 4
- Chemical Industries Association
- Commission for Racial Equality
- Committee of Scottish Higher Education Principals
- Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals
- Confederation of British Industry
- Conference of Drama Schools
- Contemporary Art Society
- Council for Dance Education and Training
- Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils
- Council of Europe
- Council of Science and Technology Institutes
- Craft Development Agency
- Crafts Council
- Cultural Partnerships
- Design Council
- Design Directorate
- Development Board for Rural Wales
- ENGAGE (Gallery Education Association)
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
- Engineering Council
- Engineering Employers' Federation
- English Heritage
586 - Equal Opportunities Commission
- Federation of Small Businesses
- Focus Central London
- Foundation for Art and Creative Technology
- Foundation for Science and Technology
- Foundation for Sport and the Arts
- Haringey Arts Council
- Highlands and Islands Enterprise
- Hull Time Based Arts Ltd.
- Hyperjam
- Illuminations Interactive
- Illuminations Television
- Incorporated Society of Musicians
- Independent Television Commission
- Independent Theatre Council
- Industrial Research and Technology Unit
- Inside Cable and Telecoms Europe
- Institute of Biology
- Institute of Directors
- Institute of Engineering Designers
- Institute of Patentees and Inventors
- Institute of Physics
- Intellectual Property Awareness Working Party
- Intellectual Property Development Confederation
- Intellectual Property Institute
- International Media Consultants
- Islington Council
- Jerwood Foundation
- Jubilee
- Kirklees Media Centre
- Laboratory of the Government Chemists
- Library and Information Commission
- Light House Media Centre
- Lighthouse Arts and Training Ltd.
- Local Government Association
- London Film and Video Development Agency
- London Institute
- LUTCHI Research Centre
- Manchester Institute for Popular Culture
- METIER
- Modern Recordings
- Mondial Television
- Museums and Galleries Commission
- Museums Association
- Music Education Council
- Musicians' Union
- National Association for the Teaching of Drama
- National Association for the Teaching of English
- National Association of Decorative and Fine Arts Societies
- National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education
- National Campaign for the Arts
- National Council for Drama Training
- National Council on Archives
- National Dance Teachers Association
- National Education Business Partnership Network
- National Engineering Laboratory
- National Federation of Music Societies
587 - National Film and Television School
- National Foundation for Educational Research
- National Literacy Trust
- National Museum of Science and Industry
- National Music Council
- National Physical Laboratory
- National Society for Education in Arts and Design
- National Trust
- National Weights and Measures Laboratory
- Natural History Museum
- North East Wales Institute of Higher Education
- Northern Ireland Business Education Partnership
- Northern Ireland Film Commission
- Northern Ireland Growth Challenge
- Northern Ireland Science and Technology Regional Organisation
- Office of Science and Technology
- Oxford Trust
- Paul Hamlyn Foundation
- Performing Arts Labs
- Photographers' Gallery
- Prevista
- Prince's Trust
- Producers Alliance for Cinema and Television
- Publishers Association
- Queen's University
- Radio Academy
- Radio Authority
- Royal Academy of Engineering
- Royal Academy of Music
- Royal College of Music
- Royal Institute for British Architects (RIBA)
- Royal Institute for Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
- Royal Institute of Great Britain
- Royal Northern College of Music
- Royal Society of Arts
- Royal Society of Chemistry
- Royal Society of Edinburgh
- Royal Society of Literature
- Royal Television Society
- Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art
- S4C
- Salford University Business Services Ltd.
- Save British Science Society
- Science and Technology Regional Organisation (SATRO) North Scotland
- Scottish Agricultural College
- Scottish Council for Educational Technology
- Scottish Electronic Forum
- Scottish Engineering
- Scottish Enterprise
- Scottish Financial Enterprise
- Scottish Higher Education Funding Council
- Scottish Media Group
- Scottish Oil and Gas Innovation Forum
- Scottish Science Trust
- Seeing The Light Ltd.
- Shaping the Future of Science and Technology
- Signals—Essex Media Centre
588 - SIRA Ltd.
- Skillset
- Snowdonia Business Innovation Centre
- Society of Archivists
- Society of London Theatre
- Soda Creative Technologies
- Sonic Arts Network
- South Bank University
- South East Wales Business Innovation Centre (SEWBIC)
- Sseyo
- Studio Fish
- Tate Gallery
- Teaching Company Scheme
- TEC National Council
- Techniquest
- Technology Colleges Trust
- Telepolis—Magazine of NetCulture
- Thames Gateway Technology Centre
- The British Council
- The Media Trust
- The Patent Office
- The Royal Society
- The Salters Institute of Industrial Chemistry
- The Science Engineering Technology Mathematics Network
- The Ulster Museum
- The Welding Institute (TWI)
- Theatrical Management Association (TMA)
- UK Sports Council
- United Kingdom Institute for Conservation
- University of Glamorgan
- University of Portsmouth
- University of Ulster at Jordanstown
- University of Wales
- Urban Regeneration Committee
- Visual Arts and Galleries Association
- Voluntary Arts Network
- Welsh Design Advisory Service
- Welsh Development Agency
- Welsh Funding Councils
- Welsh Local Government Association
- Year of Engineering Success
- Yorkshire and Humberside Arts
- Youth Arts Network.