§ Lord Lairdasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many events in each of the last two years the Northern Ireland Events Company has supported; how many of these events were attended by the appropriate Minister; and how many were attended officially by staff of the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure. [HL263]
§ Baroness AmosThe Northern Ireland Events Company supported 34 events in 2002–03 and 66 events in 2003–04. Six of these events were attended by the Minister responsible for the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure and two were attended by departmental officials.