Dear Sir or Madam,

Please detail the original projected and actual expenditure by
Bristol City Council for the EDF Energy Harbour Festival 2008,
2007, 2006, 2005, 2004.

Please also detail all income received for these events for the
same years.

Yours faithfully,

Bill Wren

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Dear Freedom of Information,

I note your response to my Freedom of Information request is now
overdue. Your response had to be made no later than 2 September
2008. Under the Freedom of Information Act you should have replied
by now and are breaking the law.

Please let me know how you intend to deal with this request within
five working days or I shall have to directly contact the council's
Freedom of Information Officer, my local councillor and also make a
formal complaint.

Here is a copy of my request:

Please detail the original projected and actual expenditure by
Bristol City Council for the EDF Energy Harbour Festival 2008,
2007, 2006, 2005, 2004.

Please also detail all income received for these events for the
same years.

Yours faithfully,

Bill Wren

Yours sincerely,

Dear Mr Wren,
Thank you for your request for information enclosed below. I apologise for the delay in our response, however I can confirm that in dealing with your request, we have been considering sections 41 - Information Provided in confidence and Section 43 - Commercial Interests, of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

However we are now in a position to disclose the figures requested for 2008 and 2007. I understand that the Festival was ran and managed by a different team prior to this date and we are still awaiting the requested information regarding the remaining years, to be retrieved from archive. This will be forwarded to you as soon as possible.

2008
Projected expenditure: £408,000
Actual expenditure: £433,788.01
Income: £221,000

2007
Projected Expenditure: £346,650
Actual Expenditure: £379,679.15
Income: £185,500

You have also requested that the income received for these events is detailed for the years requested. We have considered that this particular request has engaged section 43 of the Act, as disclosure of this particular information would prejudice the commercial interests of the parties. In this instance the council requires further time to consider the public interest in relation to this part of the request. I apologise for this delay and will respond in full to your request as soon as possible, but in any event within 10 working days.

This response should answer your request in full, however if you are not satisfied with this response or wish to lodge an appeal against any exemptions that may have been applied, you can do so by writing to the Data Protection Officer at Bristol City Council Legal Services, The Council House, College Green, Bristol, or [Bristol City Council request email]. Details of the complaints procedure can be found at http://www.bristol.gov.uk/complaints.

If, after you have exhausted the council’s complaints procedure, you are still not satisfied with the response you have received you have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner, details of your right to complain can be found at http://www.ico.gov.uk/complaints.aspx

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Yours sincerely
A Marshal

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Dear Sir or Madam,

Please detail the original projected and actual expenditure by
Bristol City Council for the EDF Energy Harbour Festival 2008,
2007, 2006, 2005, 2004.

Please also detail all income received for these events for the
same years.

Yours faithfully,

Bill Wren

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Dear Mr Wren,
Further to my email of 3 September 2008, I am now in a position to respond to the remaining requests. I apologise for the delay in our response.

2008 event:
Projected expenditure: £408,000
Actual expenditure: £433,788.01
Income: £221,000

The above income was gained from the following:
Business Sponsorship - £156,100
concessions - £65,000

2007 event:
Projected Expenditure: £346,650
Actual Expenditure: £379,679.15
Income: £185,500

The above income was gained from the following:
Business Sponsorship - £122,000
Concessions - £64,500

2006 event:
Expenditure - £310,100.55
Income - £183,617.30

2005 event:
Expenditure - £318,932
Income - £199,900

2004 event:
Expenditure - £198,898
Income - £119,145

Unfortunately we have been unable to disclose the projected expenditure for the 2004 - 2006 events. This information is not readily available and it is estimated that to supply you with this information, by searching through archived hard copies for this financial data, would take longer than the 18 hour appropriate limit. As a result the City Council are not obliged to respond to this part of your request.

This response should answer your request in full, however if you are not satisfied with this response or wish to lodge an appeal against any exemptions that may have been applied, you can do so by writing to the Data Protection Officer at Bristol City Council Legal Services, The Council House, College Green, Bristol, or [Bristol City Council request email]. Details of the complaints procedure can be found at http://www.bristol.gov.uk/complaints.

If, after you have exhausted the council’s complaints procedure, you are still not satisfied with the response you have received you have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner, details of your right to complain can be found at http://www.ico.gov.uk/complaints.aspx

Copyright notice
The provision of information by Bristol City Council under this scheme does not imply a right to reproduce or commercially exploit such information without the Council's express prior written permission.
Reproduction or commercial exploitation of materials supplied under this scheme without the express permission of Bristol City Council may be an infringement of copyright.
The Council is unable to grant permission to reproduce or re-use any material accessed through this scheme that is the property of third parties. Permission to reproduce or re-use such material must be obtained from the copyright holders.

Yours sincerely
A Marshall

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Dear Sir or Madam,

Please detail the original projected and actual expenditure by
Bristol City Council for the EDF Energy Harbour Festival 2008,
2007, 2006, 2005, 2004.

Please also detail all income received for these events for the
same years.

Yours faithfully,

Bill Wren

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