Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask Her Majesty's Government how much was spent by the British Consulate General Los Angeles' office on external consultants during the Golden Globe Awards 2017, Grammy Awards 2017 and Academy Awards 2017; what were the objectives set for such expenditure; and what assessment was made of the performance of external consultants against those objectives.

The British Consulate General Los Angeles did not employ external consultants specifically to work on any of the events mentioned by the Noble Lord.

The Department for International Trade has used agency support in some our work to promote the UK’s excellent creative industries globally, often delivering through partnerships with organisations such as with Variety, BFI, BFC and BAFTA.