Written question asked by George Osborne (Conservative) on Tuesday, 14 December 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 12 January 2005. It was answered by David Lammy (Labour) on Wednesday, 12 January 2005 on behalf of the Department for Constitutional Affairs.

Dept for Constitutional Affairs

Question: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many conferences were (a) attended by officials from the Department, (b) cancelled by and (c) facilitated by the Department in each year since 1997; and what the (i) cost to the Department and (ii) location was in each case. - No figures, not held centrally and disproportionate cost.

Answer: Mr. George Osborne: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs how many conferences were (a) attended by officials from the Department, (b) cancelled by and (c) facilitated by the Department in each year since 1997; and what the (i) cost to the Department and (ii) location was in each case. [205752] Mr. Lammy: This information is not held centrally in my Department and therefore could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 205752; 429 c565W;429 c563W
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Costs Civil servants Attendance Government departments Location Department for Constitutional Affairs Conferences
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk