To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 12 June 2006, Official Report, columns 1036-37W, on party conference security, what the costs to public funds were of policing and general security for the (a) Labour and (b) Conservative party conferences in each year since 1992, broken down by spending at (i) national spring conferences, (ii) national autumn conferences and (iii) regional conferences. (79339)

[holding answer 21 June 2006]: The table shows the cost to public funds, in the form of special grant paid to police authorities, for policing national spring conferences and national autumn conferences in England and Wales. Funding is not provided for regional conferences. For security reasons, we do not disclose the other costs incurred.