To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answer of 21 November 2007, Official Report, column 975W, on politics and government, what the final cost was of the consultation on a Statement of Values held in Leicester on 10 December 2007. (210627)

The final cost of the of the “Governance of Britain” event held in Leicester on 10 December 2007 was £36,963.50.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (a) Ministers, (b) officials, (c) representatives of local authorities, (d) invited members of the public and (e) non-invited members of the public attended the consultation event on a Statement of Values in Leicester on 10 December 2007. (210629)

A total of 120 people (excluding Ministers and officials) attended the event in Leicester on 10 December 2007. They included:

(a) The Minister of State and me;

(b) 19 Officials who acted as table facilitators and note takers;

(c) 21 representatives of local authorities, including both elected members and officials;

(d) 110 invited members of the public attended as full delegates at the event;

(e) In addition, approximately 10 non-invited members of the public attended the public Q and A session.

In addition, 20 young people attended a question and answer session with me earlier in the day.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the cost was of producing the YouTube video of the consultation event on a Statement of Values held in Leicester on 10 December 2007. (210631)

No external costs were incurred in producing the YouTube video of the “Governance of Britain” event held in Leicester on 10 December 2007. The filming, editing and uploading of the video were carried out by an in-house film crew and the Ministry of Justice’s internal communications team.