To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry who (a) was invited to and (b) attended the Coastal Towns Conference organised by his Department on 8 May 2007. (139686)

The following people attended the conference:

Margaret Hodge MP—Minister for Industry and the Regions;

Kitty Ussher MP—Parliamentary Private Secretary;

Vicky Pryce—Department of Trade and Industry;

David Southworth—Department of Trade and Industry;

Paul Steeples—Department of Trade and Industry;

Keith Thorpe—Communities and Local Government;

Annabel Houghton—Department of Culture Media and Sport;

Paul Nicol—Department of Culture Media and-Sport;

Bill Wells—Department of Work and Pensions;

John Scott—Government Office South East;

Peter White—North West Development Agency;

Sandra Rothwell—South West Regional Development Agency;

Steve Weaver—Blackpool council;

Mark Smith—Bournemouth borough council;

Nicola Precious—East Lindsey district council;

Peter Wright—Great Yarmouth borough council;

Ray Williamson—Scarborough borough council;

Richard Samuel—Thanet district council;

Peter Hampson—British Resorts and Destinations Association;

Jessica Courtney Bennett—British Urban Regeneration Association;

Paul Jess—British Urban Regeneration Association;

Christina Beatty—Sheffield Hallam university;

Steve Fothergill—Sheffield Hallam university; and

John Walton—University of Central Lancashire.

Representatives of the following organisations were invited, but were not able to attend:

HM Treasury;

Durham county council;

Hastings borough council;

North Tyneside council;

Penwith district council;

Restormel borough council; and

Worthing borough council