Written question asked by Lord Pickles (Conservative) on Monday, 12 May 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 25 June 2003. It was answered by Yvette Cooper (Labour) on Wednesday, 25 June 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 many conferences have been organised by the (a) Social Exclusion Unit and (b) Urban Policy Unit in each year since each was established; and what the cost of each conference was. - Inc tables.

Answer: Mr. Pickles: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many conferences have been organised by the (a) Social Exclusion Unit and (b) Urban Policy Unit in each year since each was established; and what the cost of each was. [113552] Yvette Cooper: The number and cost of conferences organised by the Social Exclusion Unit are as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number of events Cost (£) 2000 36 154,815 2001 10 20,678 2002 1 1,000 2003 3 17,500 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. The number and cost of conferences organised by the Urban Policy Unit are as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number of events Cost (£) 2000 10 32,337 2001 10 24,604 2002 4 1472,832 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Includes an estimated £450,000 net cost for Urban Summit-- attended by over 1,600 delegates--after taking account of income from ticket sales, sponsorship and exhibition sales. This includes the cost of the contractors, consultants and agency staff recruited to work on Summit organisation. Urban Summit accounts are currently being finalised.

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