HL Deb 08 September 2003 vol 652 cc92-4WA
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What is the total Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs expenditure for the most recent 12-month period on hiring, equipping and manning exhibition stands and marquees at agricultural shows, flower shows and any similar events; and what monitoring is carried out to evaluate this expenditure. [HL4147]

Lord Whitty

The following is a list of the events commissioned centrally Defra which were part of the department's 2002–03 publicity programme, at a cost of £1.2 million.

Exhibitions/Shows 2002–03

  • Agrivision (Midlands) Stafford.
  • Permanent Exhibition—Brockhole Visitor Centre, Lake District ESA, Cumbria.
  • Sprays & Sprayers 2002, NAC, Stoneleigh.
  • Lincolnshire Show, Grange-De-Lincs, Lincoln.
  • Tatton Park Flower Show 2002, Tatton Park, Cheshire.
  • Fruit Focus 2002, East Mailing, Kent.
  • Pig and Poultry Fair, NAC, Stoneleigh.
  • Devon Country, Westpoint, Clyst St. Mary, Exeter.
  • Grassland (and MUCK), NAC, Stoneleigh.
  • Beef 2002 Woolner, Northumberland.
  • Royal Bath and West, Shepton Mallet, Somerset.
  • Royal Cornwall, Wadebridge, Cornwall.
  • South of England, Ardingley, W. Sussex.
  • Cereals 2002, Sleaford, Lincs.
  • Three Countries Show, Malvern, Worcs.
  • East of England, Peterborough.
  • BBC Gardener's World Live, NEC Birmingham.
  • Royal Norfolk, New Costessey, Norwich.
  • Hampton Court Flower Show, Hampton Court.
  • Great Yorkshire, Harrogate, N. Yorks.
  • CLA Game Fair, Broadlands, Romsey, Hampshire.
  • New Forest and Hampshire, Brockenhurst, Hampshire.
  • Royal Lancashire, Astley Park, Chorley, Lancs.
  • Northumberland Show, Corbridge, Northumberland.
  • National Scrapie Plan Stand (Various Locations).
  • Royal Show, NAC, Stoneleigh.
  • Great Yorkshire Show—Harrowgate.
  • Royal Welsh Show, Builth Wells.
  • Sheep 2002, Malvern.
  • The Royal Smithfield Show—Earls Court, London.
  • Skills City Careers Exhibition, Salford, Manchester.
  • International Food and Drink Exhibition Excel, Dockland.
  • European Dairy Event, NAC, Stoneleigh.
  • Discover Dogs, Earls Court, London.
  • Town & Country Show 2002, NAC, Stoneleigh.
  • The Supreme Cat Show 2002, NEC, Birmingham.
  • The National Cat Club Show, Olympia 2, London.
  • The Daily Mail Ideal Home Exhibition, Earls Court.
  • Conferences/Seminars/Launches 2002–03
  • Eight Regional Events On Suistainable Food & Farming—Government Office Regional Conferences.
  • Career Fair & Welcome Events.
  • Annual Report of Sustainable Development, Canal Museum, Camden.
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  • Abbots Hall Farm, (Agri-Environment Schemes)—ESA's Re-introduction of Grazing on the Coastline, Great & Little Wagborough, Kent.
  • Wildlife Crimes Unit.
  • Marine Stewardship Event, National Maritime Museum.
  • Launch of New Atlas of British & Irish Flora, Kew Gardens.
  • Community Renewable Initiative Workshop.
  • Defra Hearings on Hunting with Dogs.
  • OECD Launch, Room 808, Nobel House.
  • Public Appointments Seminars, Scunthorpe, Leeds, Greenwich, Tyne-Side and University of Kent.
  • Scientific Advisers Presentations, Horseguards Hotel & Nobel House.
  • British Equine Event 2002, NAC, Stoneleigh.
  • Sustainability in Public Service.
  • Sustainable Development Events, QEII Centre, London.
  • Bio Energy Conference.
  • Flood and Coastal Management Conference, Keele University.
  • Countryside Stewardship Campaign, 10th Anniversary Conference—Kew Gardens.
  • Noise Forum Conference, Chartered Institute Environmental Health, Waterloo.
  • Creating the Future 2002, Central Hall, Westminster.

The show and events programme is overseen by a departmental events steering group who decide upon the progamme content based on the need to get messages to specific target audiences around the country.