Employment: Conferences

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what expenditure under what budgetary headings was incurred by his Department in relation to the Employment Summit held on 12 January 2009. (270545)

[holding answer 23 April 2009]: The Employment summit was held at the Science museum in London on 12 January. The total cost of the event was £162,076. The costs are broken down by budgetary headings in the following table.

*Expenditure breakdown of Employment summit held on 12 January 2009*
	£
Catering Costs	5,641
Venue Hire	13,950
Event Management	142,485
Total	162,076
Notes: 1. Figures are rounded up to the nearest pound. 2. Event management covers conference organisation, delegate contact, staging, interactive technology, insurance and photography. Source: DWP Communications Directorate.

Volume 492: debated on Tuesday 5 May 2009