Agenda item

To consider recommendations concerning the provision of hospitality.

HOSPITALITY WORKING PARTY OF THE POLICY AND RESOURCES COMMITTEE

(Deputy Brian Desmond Francis Mooney, Chief Commoner)

18 May 2021

Northern Ireland Business and Innovation Showcase Reception

The Northern Ireland Office, working with the Department of International Trade and Invest NI, were planning to hold a major business event promoting Northern Ireland businesses at the Queen Elizabeth II Centre in London on 15th September 2021, as one of a number of events to mark the centenary of the establishment of Northern Ireland.

It was proposed that the City Corporation would host a reception at Guildhall on the evening preceding the launch of the Showcase at which business representatives, particularly from the Finance and Professional Services sector, including FinTech, would be able to meet with representatives of Northern Ireland-based small and medium-sized companies.

It was, therefore, recommended that hospitality be granted and that arrangements be made under the auspices of the Policy and Resources Committee; the costs to be met from City’s Cash within approved parameters.

Resolved – That hospitality be granted for an evening reception preceding the Northern Ireland Business and Innovation Showcase, with arrangements made under the auspices of the Policy and Resources Committee; the costs to be met from City’s Cash and within the approved parameters.