§ Matthew TaylorTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his answer of 25 February 2002, Ref. 37050, with reference to Clause 19 of the Cabinet Office Guidance to Departments on Sponsorship of Government Activities, if he will place the written agreement between his Department and Andersen in the library; and if he will make a statement. [39615]
§ Ruth KellyThe commercial arrangements for the "Creating Knowledge: Creating Wealth" conference on 14 April 1999 were as follows. The Treasury paid £15,500.85 (including VAT) for the hire of the conference facility, catering, staging and audio/visual equipment. Arthur Andersen incurred costs of £5,499.15 for the preparation of conference packs and for graphic design.
Arthur Andersen's role was to help identify speakers and with the administration of the event. I have placed in the Library of the House a copy of a letter from my officials dated 25 November 1998 setting out these arrangements.