Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Lord Pendry (Labour), on Friday, 13 May 1994, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 59 members in total.
CHAIRMAN OF THE NATIONAL LOTTERY CHARITIES BOARD
That this House condemns the appointment of former Conservative Party Treasurer David Sieff as Chairman of the new National Lottery Charities Board; notes that the Arts Council Lottery Board is headed by Peter Gummer, brother of the Environment Secretary and Chairman of a company bidding for the licence to operate the lottery, and that of the six so-called independent members of the Millennium Commission, one is a former Conservative Councillor and another the Chairman of a company which has been a generous donor to the Tory Party; calls on the Government to replace the Chairs of the Charities Board and Arts Council Lottery Board with non-partisan appointments; and further calls on the Government to ensure that the appointments to head the two remaining lottery boards are non-partisan.
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- Early day motion
- Reference
- 1223
- Session
- 1993-94
- Subjects
- Public appointments National Lottery National Lottery Charities Board Arts Council
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