What the total cost to it will be of the Microsoft Government Leaders Forum (GLF) Europe, broken down by item, and to what extent, and from…

All the main costs associatedwith the 2007 Microsoft Government Leaders Forum (GLF) such as accommodation, broadcasting,catering, security, transport etc are being met by Microsoft. This is expectedto be in the region of £100,000. Final accounts are still being prepared. As apartner the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body contributed staff time andexperience in helping to organise the event and established a number ofinternal and external working groups for the planning and organisation of theevent. The costs associated with facilitating these working groups are in theregion of £175. In addition, the SPCB provided promotional materials about the Parliament which were distributed to all delegates at the GLF at a cost of about£2,500 and contributed about £1,700 towards the costs of ushering. The SPCB alongwith Microsoft and the Scottish Executive will meet estimated costs of £6,000 betweenthem for the youth programme at the GLF. The final accounts are still beingprepared by Young Scot. The estimated total cost to the SPCB excluding stafftime is in the region of £7,000.00.