§ Mr. PicklesTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which Government Department will be financially responsible for the cost of the Progressive Governance Conference held between 11 and 14 July; and how much the event cost [126412]
§ Mr. RammellThe Progressive Governance Conference from 11–13 July was organised and paid for by the think-tank Policy Network. No Government Department was involved.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office organised the Progressive Governance Summit on 13–14 July for the heads of state or government of 14 countries. The cost of organising the Summit is estimated at 130,000. Final figures will be available in due course.