Agenda item

Report of the Director of Economic Development.

NB: This report will have been considered by the Public Relations and Economic Development Sub-Committee earlier this day.

The Committee considered a report of the Director of Economic Development reviewing the arrangements for the 2016 party conferences and setting out proposals for participating in the conferences in 2017.

A Member referred to the current arrangements for engagement at the conferences and questioned whether a more moderate sized event at the Conservative Party Conference would have better results than the proposed small dinner. It was agreed that the matter should be referred to the Public Relations and Economic Development Sub-Committee for further investigation and that the outcome be reported back.

RESOLVED – That:-

1.    the City Corporation continues hosting events at the Liberal Democrat, Labour and Conservative conference, with slight changes to the format as referred to in the report, subject to officers re-examining the arrangements for the Conservative Party Conference an bring back a new proposal to the Public Relations and Economic Development Sub-Committee; and

2.    activities at the SNP conference be extended.