Agenda item

Report of the Director of Communications.

The Committee considered a report of the Director of Communications concerning the proposed programme of City Corporation activities at 2019 party conferences and funding for the associated think tank partnerships.

It was noted that further reporting may be necessary should the political landscape change following European Parliament elections.

RESOLVED: That Members:-

1.     agree the City Corporation’s proposed programme of activity at 2019 party conferences;

2.     agree to provide funding for the City Corporation’s partnerships, the total sum amounting to £41,000 from your Committees 2019/20 Policy Initiative Fund categorised under ‘Events’ and charged to City’s Cash, with the four think tanks listed below at Liberal Democrat, Labour, and Conservative party conferences:

i)     Social Market Foundation

ii)    The Institute for Public Policy Research

iii)   Centre for Policy Studies

iv)   Policy Exchange

3.     agree to visit the question of providing funding for partnership(s) at the 2019 Scottish National Party conference once details concerning the date, location and venue of the conference have been released.