HC Deb 25 February 2002 vol 380 cc1048-9W
Matthew Taylor

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his answer of 11 February 2002,Official Report, column 116W, on the "Creating knowledge: Creating Wealth" conference, how many companies bid for the right to sponsor the conference; and if he will make a statement. [37050]

Ruth Kelly

This seminar was one of a series that followed publication of guidance on "Selling Government Services into Wider Markets", published by the Treasury in 1998. There were discussions with at least six different firms about whether they were interested in sponsoring one or more of these seminars.