Christmas lights switch-on!

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Dear Manchester City Council,

I require the following information under the Freedom of Information act:

1) How much did the Christmas lights switch-on 2012 cost Manchester City Council?
2) How much did the Christmas lights switch-on 2011 cost Manchester City Council?
3) How much did the Christmas lights switch-on 2008 cost Manchester City Council?

Yours faithfully,

John Paul Shammas

Manchester City Council

Dear Mr Shammas

Re: Request for Information - Reference No: CEX/92JJTK

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Council on 30th November 2012.

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Cath Cryer
Information Compliance Unit
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Manchester City Council

Dear Mr Shammas
Re: - Request for Information – CEX/92JJTK

Thank you for your request for information which was received by
Manchester City Council on 30th November 2012 and has been considered
under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FoIA).

You asked for the following information:
    1) How much did the Christmas lights switch-on 2012 cost Manchester
    City Council?
    2) How much did the Christmas lights switch-on 2011 cost Manchester
    City Council?
    3) How much did the Christmas lights switch-on 2008 cost Manchester
    City Council?

In response to your enquiry I hope that the following information meets
your requirements.

In 2008, the cost to Manchester City Council for the Christmas Lights
Switch On was £49,000, in 2011 the cost to the City Council was £56,700
and in 2012 the cost is projected to be £60,000 (some costs in process of
being finalised at the date of response).

To clarify the funding for the event, Manchester City Council are the
primary organisers of the event and meet the costs for the production,
infrastructure,event management, health and safety management and crowd
management elements - ie stage, lights, pa, screens, fireworks, barriers,
viewing platforms, stewards and security, first aid, toilets, traffic
management. The City Council do not meet the costs of professional
performer / artist appearances - the provision of this elements is the
responsibility of the radio media partner each year. The cost variation
from 2008 to 2012 reflects the requirement for additional control measures
to manage audience safety at the event which attracts an attendance that
has increased from 10,000 to in excess of 15,000 over the period.

I trust that this provides the information you have requested.

Please note if you are not satisfied with this response you may ask for an
internal review.  If you wish to complain you should contact me in the
first instance.

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have
the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a
decision.
The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:

Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.
Yours Sincerely
       
Mike
Mike Parrott
Head Of Events
Events Unit
Manchester City Council
Floor Four
One First Street
Manchester
M15 4FN

Tel +44(0)161 234 5242

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