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1122913

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date	24/04/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Exhibitions: North of England
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much they contributed to the Great Exhibition of the North.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL15304
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2019 answer text <p>The Great Exhibition of the North was the biggest event held in England in 2018 and Newcastle-Gateshead welcomed approximately four million people to the city over the summer of 2018.</p><p> </p><p>Government contributed £6m to the Exhibition. Through sponsorship deals and funding bids, we increased the total budget for the Exhibition was £14m.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 09/05/2019 11:23:34 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1122914

registered interest
date	24/04/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Exhibitions: North of England
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how the chair of the Great Exhibition of the North was appointed; and who made the final decision on that appointment.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL15305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2019 answer text <p>Sir Gary Verity was appointed as Chair of the Great Exhibition of the North by the then Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Rt Hon George Osborne.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 09/05/2019 11:23:59 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1122915

registered interest
date	24/04/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Exhibitions: North of England
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether one of their representatives sat on the Board of the Great Exhibition of the North; and if so, who.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL15306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2019 answer text <p>Two representatives from the department sat on the board of the Great Exhibition. Helen Judge, Director General acted as Vice Chair of the Board and Martyn Henderson, Project Director of the Great Exhibition.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 09/05/2019 11:24:26 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1122916

registered interest
date	24/04/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Exhibitions: North of England
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what remuneration the chair of the Great Exhibition of the North received for that role; and how much was claimed in expenses by the chair.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL15307
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2019 answer text <p>DCMS had a contractual relationship with Welcome to Yorkshire (WtY) to help support work on the Great Exhibition of the North.</p><p> </p><p>Under this contract, DCMS paid WtY £445k between May 2016 and October 2018. This funding was for Sir Gary Verity’s role as Chair of GEOTN, and for associated support services, including logistical and communications support, from WtY.</p><p> </p><p>During his tenure as Chair of the Great Exhibition of the North, WtY claimed £5014.95 (inc VAT) in expenses. These expenses were claimed by WtY related directly to Sir Gary Verity and members of the Welcome to Yorkshire team for expenses incurred during all stages of the Great Exhibition.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 09/05/2019 11:28:52 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven