HL Deb 05 January 2004 vol 657 c17WA
Baroness Hanham

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether it is normal practice for the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister to subsidise the costs of seminars being organised by external companies on legislation which has not yet been passed by Parliament. [HL463]

Lord Rooker

The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister has agreed to make a small financial contribution to some events on the planning and compulsory purchase system reforms to enable groups to attend who might otherwise have not been able to do so. The events form part of the processes for consultation on, and explanation of, these reforms.