Tenant Services Authority Grant Shapps To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 23 March 2009, Official Report, column 79W, on the Tenant Services Authority, what the cost under each budget heading was of each regional National Conversation event for tenants. Mr. Iain Wright The TSA held 11 tenants events in various parts of the country; the location and cost of each are set out in detail in the following table. Where venues were charged a ‘delegate rate’ this included refreshments. In those circumstances, we are unable to disaggregate these costs. The TSA organised five landlord events and 11 tenant events. In order to reduce costs, the TSA used the services of a venue funding agency called Crème Conferences who renegotiated the total venue costs and saved the TSA a total of £44,214.76. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Venue |Location |Room hire|Day delegate rate|Catering|Extras|Refund |Total cost including VAT| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Leeds Town Hall |Leeds |2,546.48 |— |4,272.25|— |— |6,818.73 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |City of Manchester Stadium |Manchester|2,477.16 |— |4,436.98|— |— |6,884.14 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Aston Villa FC |Birmingham|1,695.65 |— |5,871.73|— |— |7,567.25 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Ramside Hall |Durham |— |8,390.00 | |— |1414.75 |7,975.25 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Anthena Conference |Leicester |2,500 |— |5,267.00|— |— |7,767.00 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Corn Exchange |Cambridge |3,847.90 |— |4,149.20|— |— |6,559.60 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Copthorne Hotel |Gatwick |— |5,880.00 |— |— |— |5,880.00 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Twickenham Stadium |Twickenham|2,250.00 |— |4,929.60|220 |31,311.00|6,968.54 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Emirates Stadium |London |— |13,315.60 |— |— |— |13,315.60 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Duke of Cornwall Hotel |Plymouth |560.00 |— |2,850.00|419.90|— |3,429.90 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Ashton Gate Stadium |Bristol |1,300.00 |— |3,172.50|— | |4,472.50 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Total | |— |— |— |— |— |77,638.64 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |1 Refund in Durham for room not appropriately prepared.2 Extras in Twickenham for extension leads.3 Refund in Twickenham for a catering change.4 Extras in Plymouth for broadband service and refreshments (tea and coffee) for TSA personnel.| | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Grant Shapps To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 23 March 2009, Official Report, column 79W, on the Tenant Services Authority, how much was spent on each National Conversation event for landlords (a) in total, (b) on venue hire and (c) on food and drink. Mr. Iain Wright I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him today (PQ 268917). The TSA held five landlord events in Birmingham, Exeter, Durham, Manchester and London. Where venues were charged a ‘delegate rate’ this included refreshments. In those circumstances, we are unable to disaggregate these costs. The TSA organised five landlord events and 11 tenant events. In order to reduce costs, the TSA used the services of a venue funding agency called Crème Conferences who renegotiated the total venue costs and saved the TSA a total of £44,214.76. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Venue |Location |Room hire|Day delegate rate|Catering|Refund |Total cost including VAT| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Aston Villa Stadium |Birmingham|1,695.65 |— |3,951.37|— |6,494.10 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Corn Exchange |Exeter |600.00 |— |1,274.89|— |1,874.89 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Ramside Hall |Durham | |5,700.00 |— |11,000.00|4,700.00 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |City of Manchester Stadium |Manchester|2,348.93 |— |4,154.38|— |6,503.31 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Emirates Stadium |London |— |10,625.00 |— |— |10,625.00 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Total |— |— |— |— |— |30,197.30 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |1 Refund in Durham for a catering change.| | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------