All-Party Parliamentary Media Group
The All-Party Parliamentary Media Group is said to exist 'To provide a forum for the discussion of public policy on the media.'
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People
Austin Mitchell Lord Lipsey Derek Wyatt Don Foster Peter Bottomley Roger Gale John Greenway Lab
20 qualifying members
Austin Mitchell Derek Wyatt Lord Lipsey Lord Bragg Lord Gordon of Strathblane Lord Macdonald of Tradeston Lord Grocott Lord Dubs Chris Bryant Phil Woolas Roger Gale John Greenway Peter Bottomley Sir Nicholas Winterton John Whittingdale David Cameron Damian Green Don Foster Lord McNally Baroness Howe of Idlicote
CONTACT DETAILS FOR CORRESPONDENCE AND GENERAL ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE GROUP
Mr Austin Mitchell MP, House of Commons, London SW1A OAA. Tel: 020 7219 4559
Funding
BENEFITS RECEIVED BY GROUP FROM SOURCES OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT
BBC, BSkyB, Channel 4 TV, Disney Channel and Time Warner remunerate the group's clerk for the secretarial services he provides to the group and meet the costs of its annual reception. OFCOM meets the cost of occasional breakfast meetings of the group.
PAID EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT OF STAFF WHO HOLD A PARLIAMENTARY PASS
The group's clerk, Chris Whitehouse (who does not hold a parliamentary pass) is director of Westminster Forum Projects Ltd, The Whitehouse Consultancy Ltd, and Whitehouse Europe Ltd. According to the Whitehouse Consultancy which does PR/lobbying work for the Group.[1]
connections
'The work of the Media Group also gave rise to the now independent Westminster Media Forum which organises regular keynote national seminars on important developments in media policy.'[2]
Notes
- ↑ Register of All-Party Groups Contents, Section 2: Subject Groups [All-Party Parliamentary Media Group http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/register/memi352.htm] accessed 15 November 2007
- ↑ All-Party Parliamentary Media Group Case Study accessed 15 November 2007
