§ Mr. OatenTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister which of his Department's projects have received sponsorship in the last financial year; who the sponsor was in each case; what the nature of each project was; what time period was covered by each project; what the total cost of each project was; how much money was involved in each sponsorship deal; and if he will make a statement. [112405]
§ Yvette CooperThe Urban Summit was held on 31 October and 1 November 2002 at a net cost of £450,0001. English Heritage paid £4,000 to sponsor the drinks reception. English Partnerships sponsored the Urban Summit newspaper that was produced at the end of the first day at a cost of £5,250. Advantage West Midlands and the Birmingham and Solihull Connexions Services sponsored the Cyber Cafe at a total cost of £5,000. The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister does not have any information on 'sponsorship' of the delegate dinners on the first night of the Summit as these were organised and paid for direct by the dinner hosts themselves: Advantage West Midlands, Birmingham and Solihull Learning and Skills Council, Birmingham Chamber with Business Link, Birmingham City Council, English Partnerships and West Midlands Local Government Association.
The Fire Safety Campaign is designed to raise awareness of fire safety issues. In 2002–03, two campaigns were launched—The Fire Action Plan in September 2002 and Kitchen Safety in February 2003. In each case, around £750,000 in the form of in-kind support was provided by the sponsors/ Woolworths, Homebase, Argos, Currys, E1 Electronics, B&Q, Comet, Robert Dyas, Wickes, Energizer, Duracell, Fire Angel and Kidde Safety sponsored both campaigns and in addition the National Union of Students, Wilkinson's, Tefal and Morphy Richards sponsored the Kitchen Safety Campaign.
184W1Estimated net cost, after taking account of income from ticket sales, sponsorship and exhibition sales. This figure includes the cost of contractors, consultants and agency staff recruited to work on Summit organisation.