Treasury: Cardiff

(asked on 11th January 2016) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether invitations to the event at which he spoke on 7 January 2016 at St David's Hotel were issued by his Department.


Answered by
Harriett Baldwin Portrait
Harriett Baldwin
This question was answered on 14th January 2016

Consistent with all official events, the Chancellor was supported by a small number of officials from his private office and the Treasury press office when speaking at the St David’s hotel and at the two associated visits.


Costs associated with the major economy speech at the St David’s hotel in Cardiff were met within the existing events budget at HM Treasury. Invitations were not issued by the department.


The event at the Salt Bar was not a Government event and so no costs were met by the Treasury and no civil servants attended.



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