§ Mr. YeoTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will list events at which her Department and each agency and non-departmental public body for which her Department is responsible have exhibited in each of the last three years, stating for each(a) the purpose of exhibiting, (b) the cost of exhibiting and (c) the number of staff attending for the exhibition. [107629]
§ Clare ShortIt would not be possible to list all the events in which the Department has participated over the past three years without disproportionate effort. DFID's exhibitions and events schedule supports302W DFID's Development Awareness role. The principal events in which the Department has participated in each of the past two years are:
Education sector: BETT, the Education Show, and appropriate educational trade union conferences;Business and trade unions sector: CBI and British Chambers of Commerce annual conferences, TUC annual conference;Media sector: Sheffield International Documentary Festival.The Department also exhibits on an occasional basis at recruitment fairs, and at meetings on development-related themes.
Staffing at these events is a maximum team of three.
The total annual operating costs for DFID's events activity for each of the past three years is shown in the table. The figures include associated promotional tasks such as support for ministerial regional visits and internal staff-focused activities.
Financial Year £ 2000–01 198,058 2001–02 91,532 2002–03 203,552 Figures for 2002–03 are subject to final auditing to take account of any end of year adjustments.