(2) how many (a) Ministers, (b) officials from his Department, (c) representatives of local authorities, (d) invited members of the public and (e) non-invited members of the public attended the “Governance of Britain” event in London on 22nd July;
(3) how many (a) Ministers from his Department, (b) officials from his Department, (c) representatives of local authorities, (d) invited members of the public and (e) other members of the public attended the “Governance of Britain” event in (i) Nottingham on 9th July 2008 and (ii) Newcastle on 14th July 2008;
(4) how many (a) Ministers from his Department, (b) officials from his Department, (c) representatives of local authorities, (d) invited members of the public and (e) other members of the public attended the “Governance of Britain” event in Bristol on 30th June.
The “Governance of Britain” ‘townhall’ events were designed to engage those who are already active in their local communities in the Government's constitutional renewal agenda with an aim of encouraging them to take the debate put to their community groups and organisations.
All those who attended the event were invited to do so.
A breakdown of information requested for each event is shown in the following table.
Brighton London Bristol Nottingham Newcastle (a) Michael Wills Michael Wills Michael Wills Michael Wills Michael Wills (b) 5 5 5 5 5 (c) 2 2 11 10 7 (d) 25 27 25 27 16
(2) what the cost was of the “Governance of Britain” consultation event held in London on 22nd July;
(3) what the cost was of the “Governance of Britain” consultation event held in Newcastle on 14th July;
(4) what expenditure his Department incurred in holding the “Governance of Britain” consultation event in Nottingham on 9th July;
(5) what expenditure his Department incurred in holding the “Governance of Britain” consultation event in Bristol on 30th June.
The total cost of the “Governance of Britain” events as requested are as follows:
Venue Date Cost of event (£) Brighton 17 July 593.83 London 22 July 1,538.09 Newcastle 14 July 686.50 Nottingham 9 July 676.00 Bristol 30 June 435.00 Note: All costs were inclusive of value added tax.