§ Lord Joplingasked Her Majesty's Government:
Who appoints the members of UK Sport and Sport England; who are the present members; with which sports each of them have previously been associated; and when do their current appointments expire. [HL1011]
§ Lord McIntosh of HaringeyAppointments to both UK Sport and Sport England are made by the Secretary of State at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, following procedures which meet the standards and principles laid down by the Commissioner for Public Appointments.
Information on the present members of UK Sport and Sport England and dates their current appointments expire, together with details of those sports they have previously been associated with are shown in the following table:
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UK Sport Present Members Appointment Expiry Previous Sporting Associations Sir Rodney Walker— Chair 18 September 2003 Chairman of Leicester City plc, Chair of Donnington Estates, former non-Executive Chair of Brands Hatch Leisure plc, former Chair of Wakefield Trinity Rugby League Football Club, former Chair of the organising Committee for 2002 Commonwealth Games Tanni Grey-Thompson OBE 22 November 2001 Paralympic athlete Zahara Hyde Peters 22 November 2001 Former international athlete Diana King OBE 22 November 2001 Glider pilot, Former Chief Executive of the English Ski Council Adrian Metcalfe OBE 22 November 2001 Former Olympic athlete, Head of Sport at Channel 4 and Eurosport
UK Sport Present Members Appointment Expiry Previous Sporting Associations Professor Myra Nimmo 22 November 2001 Former international athlete Gavin Stewart 22 November 2001 Former international rower Gareth Davies 31 March 2002 Former international Rugby Union player, Head of Sport for BBC Wales Trevor Brooking CBE 11 April 2002 Former professional footballer Alistair Dempster 30 June 2002 General sports enthusiast—tennis and golf Craig Reedie CBE—Deputy Chair 18 September 2002 Chairman of the British Olympic Association, Former Chair and President of International Badminton Federation Professor Sarah Springman OBE 18 September 2002 Former international squash player. triathlete. rower. University representation at swimming, tennis, lacrosse, athletics Judy Simpson 5 February 2003 Former international heptathlete Des Wilson 12 March 2003 General sports enthusiast—golf, cricket. rugby union, squash and long distance/cross country running Professor Eric Saunders 31 March 2003 Qualified PE teacher, General sports enthusiast—rugby union, squash, cricket
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Sport England Present Members Appointment Expiry Previous Sporting Associations Trevor Brooking CBE—Chair 11 October 2002 Former professional footballer Des Wilson—Senior Vice Chair 11 April 2002 General sports enthusiast—golf, cricket, rugby union, squash and long distance/cross country running Tessa Sanderson OBE—Vice Chair 22 December 2001 Former Olympic javelin champion Julia Bracewell OBE 18 September 2001 Former Olympic fencer Tim Marshall MBE 18 September 2001 Mountaineering, disability sport Geoff Thompson MBE 18 September 2001 Former karate world champion Brigid Simmonds 22 December 2001 Chief Executive of Business in Sport and Leisure David Oxley OBE 18 September 2002 Former Chief Executive of Rugby Football League Brendan Barber 24 October 2002 General sports enthusiast Lucinda Green MBE 24 October 2002 Former Olympic equestrian Sir Robin Knox-Johnston 24 October 2002 Former yachtsman Patrick Collins 24 October 2002 Journalist who has written on a wide variety of sports David Ross 24 October 2002 Sports sponsorship David Geldart 24 October 2002 Physical education teacher
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Sport England Present Members Appointment Expiry Previous Sporting Associations Roger Bottomley 24 October 2002 Sports facility management, especially tennis Irene Lucas 24 October 2002 Involved in various sports through local authority
Sport England Present Members Appointment Expiry Previous Sporting Associations Andy Worthington 24 October 2002 Former professional footballer Garth Crooks OBE 12 January 2004 Former professional footballer Carol Gustafson 12 January 2004 Youth sport