Written question asked by Julie Kirkbride (Conservative) on Thursday, 21 October 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 11 November 2004. It was answered by John Healey (Labour) on Thursday, 11 November 2004 on behalf of the Treasury.

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Question: To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what meetings (a) he, (b) his departmental Ministers and (c) advisers and officials have held with representatives of (i) Sun City International, (ii) MGM Mirage, (iii) Mandalay Resort Group, (iv) Kerzner International, (v) Las Vegas Sands, Inc., (vi) Harrah's Entertainment, (vii) Caesar's Entertainment and (viii) other foreign casino firms; what the (A) dates and (B) venues of the meetings were; and which individuals were present; which (a) UK and (b) international organisations have submitted written representations to the Department concerning the Government's proposals for changes to legislation on gambling; and on what dates each representation (i) was received and (ii) was given a substantive response; on what dates (a) Ministers and (b) officials in the Department have held meetings with representatives of the UK gambling industry to discuss proposed changes to legislation on gambling.

Answer: Miss Kirkbride: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what meetings (a) he, (b) his departmental Ministers and (c) advisers and officials have held with representatives of (i) Sun City International, (ii) MGM Mirage, (iii) Mandalay Resort Group, (iv) Kerzner International, (v) Las Vegas Sands, Inc., (vi) Harrah's Entertainment, (vii) Caesar's Entertainment and (viii) other foreign casino firms; what the (A) dates and (B) venues of the meetings were; and which individuals were present; [193763] (2) which (a) UK and (b) international organisations have submitted written representations to the Department concerning the Government's proposals for changes to legislation on gambling; and on what dates each representation (i) was received and (ii) was given a substantive response; [194512] (3) on what dates (a) Ministers and (b) officials in the Department have held meetings with representatives of the UK gambling industry to discuss proposed changes to legislation on gambling. [194516] Mr. Don Foster: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the occasions on which (a) he and (b) other Ministers in his Department have met representatives of (i) US casino operators, (ii) British casino operators and (iii) casino operators from other countries to discuss gambling issues, broken down by date of meeting. [195071] John Healey: The Chancellor keeps all taxation under review. As part of policy development and analysis, Treasury Ministers and officials receive representations from, and have meetings with, a wide range of organisations and individuals, including the gambling industry. All such contacts are conducted in accordance with the "Ministerial Code" and the "Civil Service Management Code".

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Type: Written question
Reference: 426 c800-1W;426 c804-5W; 193763;194512;194516
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Civil servants Casinos Gambling Foreign companies Ministers Meetings Treasury USA Caesars Entertainment Kerzner Las Vegas Sands MGM Mirage Sun International
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