The Department of Culture, Media and Sport has appointed Robert Hughes for a second term as Chairman of the Horserace Betting Levy Board.

The renewal appointment, which begins tomorrow – Saturday,
September 1 – is for a further three-year term until August 31, 2004.

Hughes became Chairman of the Horserace Betting Levy Board on September 1, 1998, following a distinguished career in local government.

He was appointed CBE in the 1999 New Year Honours for services to local government and the community in Kirklees.

Tessa Jowell, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, commented: ‘I am delighted to reappoint Robert Hughes CBE for a further term as Chairman of the Horserace Betting Levy Board. I am very grateful for the contribution that he has made during a period of unprecedented change. The professionalism and commitment shown by him and his staff at the Levy Board could not be more appreciated.

‘A number of uncertainties surround the forthcoming levy
negotiations but Rob Hughes knows that he will have my full support in the months to come.’

For further information, please contact Robert Hughes, the Levy Board Chairman, on 020 7333 0043.