§ Mr. Damian GreenTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the conferences and seminars that his Department organised between 1 September 2003 and 28 February 2004, detailing the cost of each. [166463]
§ Mr. McNultyThe Department communicates where appropriate with organisations through conferences and holds internal conferences and seminars in the course of normal management. The following table lists conferences and seminars organised by the central Department during the period.
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Conference purpose Cost (£) Social inclusion issues Funding issues for community transport 900 Transport needs of minority ethnic and faith communities 30,000 Research into transport needs of disabled people 3,200 Road safety Kerbcraft child road safety seminar 2,500 Urban safety management 12,600 Railways Rail matters rail industry conference 14,300 Modernising customer services for drivers and vehicle operators Four commercial operator workshops 30,000 Three one-stop service planning workshops 14,000 Financial management Internal audit seminar 12,000 Audit annual conference 9,500 Workshop on improving financial management 5,400 Regional transport Policy seminar 1,500 Communication Workshop on improving communication 12,500
Conference purpose Cost (£) Departmental management Two senior management group workshops 10,125 Information technology IT User Group seminar 5,230 Transport security Six roadshows on ship and port security 995 Science Two chief scientists' seminars 2,300 Hydrogen and biofuels seminar 1,230 Logistics and Maritime Transport Norduck Conference (Scandinavian and UK Transport Ministers and Trade Associations) 3,035 Ports and the Environment Conference 5,000