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Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

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Mr. Jenkin: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the cost to public funds of the Central Local Government Partnership conference held at Leeds Castle on 14 and 15 October was; and how many Government Ministers attended. [193360] Phil Hope: The event held at Leeds Castle was a meeting of the Central Local Partnership (CLP)--a forum for leading members from local government to hold discussions with Ministers. The CLP meets three times a year, two meetings are held at the offices of the Local Government Association (LGA) or at the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister's offices in London, and the October meeting is an Away Day. The cost of the event was approximately £23,000, shared equally between central Government and the LGA. Over the two days 14 Ministers attended from Departments that work closely with local authorities. The councillors attending were drawn from all parties represented in local government including the chairman of the LGA, Sir Sandy Bruce-Lockhart, Conservative leader of Kent county council. Following is a list of the Ministers and councillors who attended the event: Ministers Right hon. John Prescott MP, Deputy Prime Minister and First Secretary of State, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister Right hon. Nick Raynsford MP, Minister of State for Local and Regional Government, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister Right hon. Lord Rooker, Minister of State for Housing, Planning and Regeneration, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister Right hon. Keith Hill MP, Minister of State for Housing and Planning, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister The hon. Phil Hope MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister Right hon. Paul Boateng MP, Chief Secretary to HM Treasury, Her Majesty's Treasury Right hon. Alun Michael MP, Minister of State for Rural Affairs, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs The hon. Charlotte Atkins MP, Parliamentary Under- Secretary, Department for Transport The hon. Hazel Blears MP, Minister of State, Home Office The hon. Rosie Winterton MP, Minister of State, Department of Health Right hon. Charles Clarke MP, Secretary of State for Education and Skills, Department for Education and Skills The Noble Lord Geoffrey Filkin, Parliamentary Under- Secretary for Children and Families, Department for Education and Skills The Noble Lord Andrew Macintosh MP, Minister for Media and Heritage, Department for Culture, Media and Sport The hon. Chris Pond MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Work and Pensions Local Government Association Councillors Sir Sandy Bruce-Lockhart, Chairman of LGA, Kent County Council, Conservative Party Peter Chalke CBE, Vice-Chairman of LGA, Wiltshire County Council, Conservative Party Simon Milton, Chairman of Improvement Board, Westminster City Council, Conservative Party Margaret Eaton OBE, Deputy Chair of LGA, City of Bradford, Conservative Party Sir Jeremy Beecham, Vice-Chairman of LGA, Newcastle upon Tyne City Council, Labour Party Aiden Rave, Deputy Chairman of LGA Labour Group, Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council, Labour Party Dame Sally Powell, Chair of Safety Communities Board, London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, Labour Party David Sparks OBE, Chairman of Environment Board, Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council, Labour Party Chris Clarke OBE, Leader of LGA Liberal Democrat Group and Deputy Chairman of LGA, Somerset County Council, Liberal Democrat Party Richard Kemp, Deputy Leader of LGA Liberal Democrat Group, Liverpool City Council, Liberal Democrat Party Chloe Lambert, Leader of LGA Independent Group and Deputy Chairman of LGA, Aylesbury Vale District Council, Independent Party Baroness Ruth Henig, Chair of association of Policy Authorities, Chair of Lancashire Policy authority, Lancashire County Council, Labour Party

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

425 c1106-7W; 193360

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Costs Attendance Local government Ministers Conferences

Contains statistics

Yes

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