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Written question asked by Lord Pickles (Conservative) on Wednesday, 22 October 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 29 October 2003. It was answered by Nick Raynsford (Labour) on Wednesday, 29 October 2003 on behalf of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Question
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much the East Midlands Regional Assembly has spent on legal advice since it was established (a) in total and (b) on its incorporation; if he will list (a) public relations and communications companies, (b) advertising and marketing companies, (c) management consultancies, (d) accountancy companies, (e) banking firms, (f) individual consultants and (g) other specialist consultancies used by the East Midlands Regional Assembly since June 2001; what services were provided in each case; and what the cost was in each case; how many equivalent full-time employees were employed in the East Midlands Regional Assembly (a) when it was established and (b) on 1st May; how many publications have been issued by the East Midlands Regional Assembly in each year since its establishment; and what the cost was in each case; how many conferences have been organised by the East Midlands Regional Assembly in each year since it was established; and what the cost was in each case; how many research projects the East Midlands Regional Assembly (a) planned to commission and (b) commissioned in 2002-03; and what the rationale of each project was; how many conferences staff of the East Midlands Regional Assembly have attended since the Assembly was established; what the (a) cost and (b) purpose was in each case; and how many were overseas conferences. - Includes fact that information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Answer

Mr. Pickles: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) how much the East Midlands Regional Assembly has spent on legal advice since it was established (a) in total and (b) on its incorporation; [134736] (2) if he will list (a) public relations and communications companies, (b) advertising and marketing companies, (c) management consultancies, (d) accountancy companies, (e) banking firms, (f) individual consultants and (g) other specialist consultancies used by the East Midlands Regional Assembly since June 2001; what services were provided in each case; and what the cost was in each case; [134752] (3) how many equivalent full-time employees were employed in the East Midlands Regional Assembly (a) when it was established and (b) on 1 May; [134757] (4) how many publications have been issued by the East Midlands Regional Assembly in each year since its establishment; and what the cost was in each case; [134758] (5) how many conferences have been organised by the East Midlands Regional Assembly in each year since it was established; and what the cost was in each case; [134759] (6) many research projects the East Midlands Regional Assembly (a) planned to commission and (b) commissioned in 2002-03; and what the rationale of each project was; [134760] (7) how many conferences staff of the East Midlands Regional Assembly have attended since the Assembly was established; what the (a) cost and (b) purpose was in each case; and how many were overseas conferences. [134789] Mr. Raynsford: The information requested is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. The East Midlands Regional Assembly is a voluntary body which receives Government grant. The details of its expenditure is a matter for the Assembly.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
412 c300W;412 c308W; 134736;134752;134757;134758;134759;134760;134789
Session
2002-03
Subjects
Accountancy Companies Advertising Costs Banks Consultants Legal opinion East Midlands Publications Staff Marketing Research Regional government Public relations Conferences
Link
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