Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2014 to Question 216932, what venues were used for the DfID Direct Roadshows; and what the market value is of the cost of hiring each such venue for an event.

The DFID Direct Roadshows were held in the following venues:

• Temple of Peace, Welsh Centre for International Affairs

• The Paintworks, Bristol

• University Place, The University of Manchester

The Roadshow events incurred no costs to the department.