Difference Engine Travel, Subsistence & Marketing

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Dear Sunderland City Council,

I would be grateful if you could provide a breakdown of all travel expenditure, subsistence, marketing and other costs incurred in relation to the "Difference Engine" programme (a project managed by The North East Business and Innovation Centre Ltd where Sunderland City Council is a joint partner with Sunderland University http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/th...) for the period October 2009 to October 2010.

Please provide details regarding:

- Travel and subsistence relating to UK events
- Travel and subsistence relating to events outside of the UK
- Where travel and subsistence has been provided to a contractor, eg Jay Eye Sea Ltd, please make this clear.
- Marketing costs relating to this programme
- Third party mentoring (and other services) relating to this programme
- Confirmation that all funding came from this programme (http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/th...), if not please provide details of where any additional funding came from
- Procurement details relating to the above, eg please provide specific guidelines and procurement rules that that were followed and where not followed / not considered appropriate then please make this clear.

Yours faithfully,

James Burke

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Please note: second link should be http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/th...

Solicitor - Freedom of Information, Sunderland City Council

Dear Mr Burke
I confirm that your request for information has been received and is receiving attention.
The Council aims to provide available information promptly and in any event within 20 working days, unless, exceptionally, there is a need to consider whether the information is exempt from disclosure. Please note that there may be a charge for providing copies of the information. If the cost of complying with your request in full exceeds £450, we will ask you to reconsider your request, or to pay a fee before the information is supplied. If we need to ask you to refine your request or to pay a charge or fee we will let you know.

Mark Anderson
Manager's Assistant
Telephone: 0191 561 2464
E-Mail: [email address]

Customer Number: 15
Request Number:101115

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Kevin Donkin, Sunderland City Council

Dear Mr Burke,

Thank you for your enquiry. Sunderland City Council has not incurred any
expenditure in relation to this project. Please therefore address your
query to One NorthEast.

Yours sincerely,

Kevin Donkin
Business Investment Team
Sunderland City Council
0191 - 561 1210

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Visit www.Sunderland.gov.uk for Council services and information.
Business investors can access www.Investinsunderland.co.uk
Visitors to the City should log onto www.Visitsunderland.com

Dear Kevin Donkin,

Thank you.

Can you confirm that Sunderland City Council has no legal interest or connection with The North East Business and Innovation Centre Ltd?

Yours sincerely,

James Burke

Kevin Donkin, Sunderland City Council

Dear Mr Burke

Thank you for your enquiry
([1]http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/di...).

I can confirm that Sunderland City Council has no legal interest or
connection with the North East Business Innovation Centre.

Yours sincerely,

Kevin Donkin
Business Investment Team
Sunderland City Council
0191 - 561 1210

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Sunderland is aiming to become the most liveable city in the UK.
Visit www.Sunderland.gov.uk for Council services and information.
Business investors can access www.Investinsunderland.co.uk
Visitors to the City should log onto www.Visitsunderland.com

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Dear Kevin Donkin,

Thank you.

Yours sincerely,

James Burke

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On the 11th November 2010 Kevin Donkin from Sunderland City Council stated that "Sunderland City Council has not incurred any expenditure in relation to this project. Please therefore address your query to One NorthEast." - http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/di...

With reference to local transparency payments for spending over £500 for the period Q3 Oct-Dec 2010 published by Sunderland City Council (http://www.sunderland.gov.uk/index.aspx?...) there is an item on the 8th November for £85,584.64 revenue payable to the North East Business & Innovation Centre that appears to be expenditure in relation to this project.