§ Sue DoughtyTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the total cost to public funds was of the Progressive Governance Conference hosted by the United Kingdom in July. [140566]
§ Mr. MacShaneI have been asked to reply.
The Progressive Governance Conference from 11 to 13 July was organised and paid for by the think-tank Policy Network.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) organised the subsequent Summit on 13 and 14 July for the heads of state or government of 14 countries. The final cost of organising the Summit was £251,929. This was met by the FCO. This excludes costs for policing.