§ Ms MowlamTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if he will provide a list of the(a) dates, (b) locations and (c) invitees for his current programme of regional conferences with groups involved in Department of National Heritage subjects.
§ Mr. SproatThe Department of National Heritage is holding a series of regional conferences throughout England for bodies involved in DNH subjects in order to support networks and help create new ones, and to identify examples of best practice and innovation for dissemination throughout the country.
210WThe first conference took place on 3 December 1993 for the northern region at St. James's park, Newcastle United Football Club. The next four conferences will take place in 1994 as follows—venues have not all be identified:
18 FebruarySouth-west: Rougemont hotel, Exeter15 AprilWest Midlands10 JuneEastern region22 JulyNorth-westThere will be four more conferences for the south-east, east midlands, Yorkshire and Humberside and London, but the order and timing of those conferences are yet to be established. I would expect the conference series to be completed in spring 1995.
The invitation list will vary from region to region. I attach an illustrative list of organisations likely to be invited. We envisage each conference to be attended by about 100 delegates.