Agenda item

Report of the Director of Communications.

The Committee considered a report of the Director of Communications presenting the finalised format of City Corporation activities at 2018 party conferences and seeking funding for the City Corporation’s think tank partnerships at the various conferences.

RESOLVED: That Members:

·      note the City Corporation’s planned activity at 2018 party conferences, as set out at Appendix 1;

·      agree to provide funding for the City Corporation’s partnerships, the total sum being £38,100, with the four think tanks listed below at Liberal Democrat, Labour, and Conservative party conferences:

i)          Social Market Foundation

ii)         The Fabian Society

iii)        Centre for Policy Studies

iv)        Chatham House; and

·      agree to visit the question of providing funding for partnership(s) at the Scottish National Party conference once the necessary details have been released.