To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many (a) Ministers and officials from his Department and (b) officials from his Department's sponsored bodies attended the International Olympic Committee conference in October 2009; and at what cost to the public purse. (295295)

No Ministers or officials from the Department attended the International Olympic Committee congress in Copenhagen in October.

UK Sport have advised that two of their officials attended this event in October at a cost of £1,397.00.