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(500) Attendance at political party confrences in the United Kingdom

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WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE CHIEF MINISTER

BY DEPUTY S.Y. MÉZEC OF ST. HELIER

ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 26TH SEPTEMBER 2017

Question

Will the Chief Minister confirm what arrangements, if any, have been made to have Jersey represented at the U.K. political party conferences this year, including which members of the government will be attending; how much has been spent on acquiring any tickets to dinners and other exclusive events; and, where such tickets have been bought, which conferences they relate to?

Answer

The Government of Jersey will be represented at the UK political party conferences this year, as follows:

 

Conference

Attendees

Tickets to dinners and other exclusive events

Liberal Democrats

Two officials from the Government of Jersey London Office

Zero spend

Labour

Minister for Home Affairs and two officials from the Government of Jersey London Office

Zero spend

Conservative

Chief Minister, three officials from the Government of Jersey London Office and two officials from Jersey

Zero spend

SNP

One official from the Government of Jersey London Office

Zero spend

Note:

*  The  Minister  for  External  Relations  was  scheduled  to  attend  both  the  Liberal  Democrats  and Conservative party conferences.

 ** Jersey has an exhibition stand at the Conservative Party Conference, this is reflected in the number of

officials in attendance.