Written question asked by Aidan Burley (Conservative) on Monday, 21 November 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 23 November 2011. It was answered by Robert Neill (Conservative) on Monday, 28 November 2011 on behalf of the Audit Commission.

Audit Commission: Anniversaries

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the cost to the Audit Commission of each event to mark its 25th anniversary was; and where each such event took place.

Answer: This is an operational matter for the Audit Commission and I have asked the chief executive of the Audit Commission to write to my hon. Friend direct.Letter from Eugene Sullivan, dated 28 November 2011:"Your Parliamentary Question has been passed to me to reply.""The Audit Commission held two events in April 2008 to mark its 25th anniversary.""The first event was for external stakeholders and was held at the BT Tower. This was a sponsored event and the only cost to the Audit Commission was for photography which was £255.80, excluding VAT. The Rt Hon Lord Heseltine was a guest speaker at this event as the Secretary of State responsible for setting up the Audit Commission in 1983.""The second event was held at the Reform Club for former commissioners and long-serving members of staff from across the Commission. The total cost for this event was £9,873.11, excluding VAT."

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