Written question asked by George Osborne (Conservative) on Tuesday, 14 December 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 13 January 2005. It was answered by Gareth Thomas (Labour) on Thursday, 13 January 2005 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Dept for International Development

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many conferences were (a) attended by officials from his Department, (b) cancelled by and (c) facilitated by his Department in each year since 1997; and what the (i) cost to the Department and (ii) location was in each case. - Inc fact that info involves disproportionate cost.

Answer: Mr. George Osborne: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many conferences were (a) attended by officials from his Department, (b) cancelled by and (c) facilitated by his Department in each year since 1997; and what the (i) cost to the Department and (ii) location was in each case. [205763] Mr. Gareth Thomas: DFID officials organise and attend many conferences both in the UK and in other countries. DFID has no central source that could provide the information required by this question without incurring a disproportionate cost.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 205763; 429 c615W;429 c613W
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Costs Civil servants Department for International Development Attendance Government departments Location Conferences
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk