§ Mr. BeithTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) if he will list the occasions when departments have sought his Department's guidance in accordance with paragraph 8 of his Department's guidance on the sponsorship of Government events in(a) 2000 and (b) 2001, stating in each case the (i) department and (ii) event concerned; [56249]
(2) whether records are held within his Department for the purpose of enforcing paragraph 3 of his Department's guidance on sponsorship of Government events. [56252]
§ Mr. LeslieThe 1999 guidelines, "Sponsorship of Government Events", were superseded in July 2000 by the current guidelines, "Guidance to Departments on Sponsorship of Government Activities".
Individual Departments are responsible for ensuring that the central guidance is appropriately applied when they are seeking sponsorship for their events and activities. My officials provide advice to departments on a case-by-case basis when requested to do so. Not all requests will be recorded as some will be no more than a passing request for advice in the margins of other discussions.
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