HC Deb 25 June 2003 vol 407 cc858-9W
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.

Mr. Pickles

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many publications have been issued by the(a) Social Exclusion Unit and (b) Urban Policy Unit in each year since establishment; and what the cost was of each. [113559]

Yvette Cooper

The information requested on the number and cost of publications issued by the Social Exclusion Unit and Urban Policy Units are tabled as follows:

Social exclusion unit
Number ofs publications Cost (£)
1998 3 55,412
1999 1 48,169
2000 10 242,512
2001 6 243,288
2002 8 234,240
2003 3 102,562
Urban policy unit
Number of publications Cost (£)
2000–01 9 92,307
2001–02 8 19,172
2002–03 31 105,589
2003–04 2 2,915

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