House of Commons Commission written question – answered at on 15 November 2011.
To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, what the cost to the public purse was of running Parliament week in November 2011.
The cost of Parliament week 2011 is forecast to be £35,000. As a new national initiative, most of the Parliament week budget has been dedicated to set-up costs, including the costs associated with the design of a new website at:
We anticipate this cost being significantly lower in future years. In addition, other teams across Parliament (such as parliamentary outreach and the education service) have run events and activities to coincide with Parliament week, all of which were met using existing budgets.
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