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Written question asked by Lord McNicol of West Kilbride (Labour) on Monday, 4 September 2023, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 18 September 2023. It was answered by Lord Johnson of Lainston (Conservative) on Friday, 22 September 2023 on behalf of the Department for Business and Trade.


World Expo: Osaka

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government how much they estimate will be spent by each department on organising the UK pavilion at Osaka Expo 2025; and how much funding they estimate will be provided by (1) UK businesses, and (2) other organisations, to support the organisation of the UK pavilion at Osaka Expo 2025.

Answer

The Department for Business and Trade is organising the UK Pavilion at Osaka Expo 2025 on behalf of His Majesty's Government. The Department's estimated total budget for delivering the UK's presence is £58.39m. This is funded from contributions from existing budgets.

Significant additional funding is being sought from the private sector to offset costs to the taxpayer. This work is in train - it is not therefore possible to accurately estimate private sector funding levels at this point.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL9806
Session
2022-23
Subjects
Expenditure Government departments World Expo Osaka
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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