§ Dr. TongeTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people attended the Financing for Development conference in Monterrey in March from(a) his Department and (b) other UK Government Departments; and what the total cost of the visit was. [66222]
§ Clare ShortI have been asked to reply.
The Monterrey Conference was attended by eight people—including myself—from DFID and 21 people from other UK Government Departments. Not all invoices have yet been received, but the total cost of the visit will be in the region of £150,000.