Information Further to Ministerial Answers

Information further to WAQ56556 & WAQ56557, issued by Ieuan Wyn Jones the Deputy First Minister and Minister for the Economy and Transport, on 21 October 2010

To Nick Ramsay:

RYDER CUP – ’S HOSPITALITY ALLOCATION

RYDER CUP WALES

Guest Tickets

SUMMER OF GOLF 1

Machynys Peninsula Golf & Country Club 5 Vale Hotel & Golf 6 Royal Porthcawl Golf Club 4 Bull Bay Golf Club 1 Conwy County Council 2 Ladies European Tour 1 (Ian Woosnam Manager) 1 Royal St David’s 3 Nefyn Golf Club 1 County Borough Council 1 Southerdown Golf Club 3 Irfon Hughes 1 Conwy Golf Club 2 Gwynedd CC 3 St Pierre Golf & Country Club 2 PGA (Golf Union) 3 S4C 2 Ashburnham Golf Club 1 Decantae 1 Journalist 1 Western Mail 2 LEGACY FUND1

Glynhir Golf Club 1 Llanfwrog Association 1 Golf Centre 1 1 Rhondda Golf Club 1 Golf Club 1 Royal Town of Caernarfonshire 1 Carmarthen Golf Club 2 Tenby Golf Club 2 Cottrell Park 1 Llanymynec Golf Club 1 Trefolyne Golf Club 1 Glyn Abbey Golf Club 1 Abergele Golf Club 1 1 SUMMER OF GOLF / LEGACY FUND – part of Wales hospitality allocation distributed via Ryder Cup Wales 2010 Ltd wentt to long term partners of the Ryder Cup Wales project over nine years, such as Welsh golf clubs, who have either: Played an integral part in the staging of annual Ryder Cup Wales Summer of Golf; or Been instrumental in the dissemination of the Ryder Cup Wales Legacy Fund

RYDER CUP – WALES’S HOSPITALITY ALLOCATION

RYDER CUP WALES

Guest Tickets

SUMMER OF GOLF 1

Welshpool Golf Club 1 Carmarthenshire CC 2 Pontnewydd Golf Club 1 Anglesey CC 1 Gnoll Park 1 Llantrisant & GC 1 Ynysangharad Park 1 Machynlleth Golf Club 1 BC 1 Treborth Leisure Ltd 1 Clays Golf Club 1 College 1 Baron Hill Golf Club 1 Tycroes Golf Range 1 SUMMER OF GOLF AND LEGACY FUND

Golf Union of Wales 7 OTHER

European Challenge Tour 1 Former Ryder Cup Golfer 2 Challenge Tour Winner 2 TOTAL 89

VISIT WALES

Guest Ticket

Aer Arran 2 Holidaybreaks 1 Cardiff International Airport 3 Le Journal de Golf 1 Mail on Sunday 1 Severn Bridge 1 Saga Cruises 1 Irish Press Association 1 PGA 1 EGCOA 2 Ann Ligouri Productions 1 Flybe 1 Spectra 1 Carnival Cruises 1 Irish Ferries 1 Hurst House 1 IAGTO 1 Holidaybreak 1 Phoenix travel 1 Emirates 6 Golf France 2 Luxury Aficionados 4 North American Golf Tour Operator 2 Association Daily Mirror 1 Fastnet 2 International Golf Tour Operator 2 Association US Airlines 1 Golf Punk 1 Newschannel 8 2 Irish Golf Times 2 Golf.com 2 Hallmark 2 Golfaktuell 2 Il Mondo 2 Daily Express 1 Golf Course Architecture 1 Women & Golf 1 TOTAL 59

DEPARTMENT FOR THE ECONOMY AND TRANSPORT

Guest Tickets

Course Colours 1 Doncasters 1 CERN 4 Logica 1 Toyota 1 Ortho Clinical 6 Enfis 1 Convatec 1 Arvin Meritor 1 International Rectifier 2 Dyesol 2 General Dynamics 1 Purewafer 1 Corus Strip Products / TATA 1 General Electic 1 Dassault 1 Ford 1 MSS 1 Nuaire 1 Acorn 1 Institute of Directors 1 SEDA UK Ltd 1 Rockwell 1 Airbus 2 Sodexo 2 Conduit 2 Sony 2 Axiom 1 Boomerang 1 Dulas 1 British Airways 2 Technology Strategy Board 1 EADS 1 Target 1 Sumitomo Precision Systems 2 Atraverda 1 Tinopolis 1 Segro 1 Comtec 2 Norgine 2 Biomet 1 Purewafer 1 Corus Strip Products / TATA 1 General Electric 1 Dassault 1 Ford 1 MSS Group 2 Nuaire 1 Acorn 1 Institute of Directors 1 Company 1 – Not to be disclosed 2 3 Company 2– Not to be disclosed 1 Company 3 – Not to be disclosed 1 Company 4 – Not to be disclosed 1 Company 5 – Not to be disclosed 1 Company 6 – Not to be disclosed 1 Company 7 – Not to be disclosed 1 Company 8 – Not to be disclosed 1 Company 9 – Not to be disclosed 1 Company 10 – Not to be disclosed 1 Company 11– Not to be disclosed 1 Company 12 – Not to be disclosed 4 Company 13 – Not to be disclosed 4 Company 14 – Not to be disclosed 2 Company 15 – Not to be disclosed 4 Company 16 – Not to be disclosed 1 Company 17 – Not to be disclosed 1 Company 18 – Not to be disclosed 1 TOTAL 99

2 COMPANIES NOT TO BE DISCLOSED – 18 companies part of Welsh hospitality allocation for the Department of Economy and Transport who have sensitive projects in the pipeline in relation to potential future investment in Wales.

CITY OF NEWPORT / NEWPORT UNLIMITED

Guest Tickets

Amber 1 Royal Bank of Scotland 1 Bride Hall 1 Rowecord 1 Grosvenor 1 South Wales Argus 1 Wales & West 1 Sovereign 1 St Modwen 1 Mail on Sunday 1 Hammersons 1 JCT600 1 Redrow 1 Yell 1 Ellandi 1 Boss Hunters 1 Office of National Statistics 1 International Rectifier 1 Evening Standard 1 Daily Express 1 Hindle Cockburns 1 Contour 1 Associated British Ports 1 PriceWaterhouse Coopers 1 Pendower 1 P& O Estates 1 TOTAL 26

MAJOR EVENTS UNIT

Guest Tickets

England & Wales Cricket Board 1 Welsh / 2 Under Armour 1 BSI Speedway 2 UEFA (Union des Associations Europeennes 4 de Football) Red Bull 2 TOTAL 12

FOOD MARKETING DEVELOPMENT DIVISION

Guest Tickets

Sainsbury’s 1

EUROPEAN AND EXTERNAL AFFAIRS DIVISION

Guest Tickets

Japanese Embassy 6 Indian High Commissioner 4 Chinese Ambassador 4 TOTAL 14

RYDER CUP WALES CORPORATE CLUB3

Corporate Club 84

HOSTS (over four days)

Board Member 8 RCW 2010 Ltd Host 1 Visit Wales Hosts 10 Department of Economy & Transport Hosts 14 Newport City Council Hosts 3 Newport Unlimited Hosts 3 Major Events Unit Hosts 2 FMDD Host 1 TOTAL 42

GRAND TOTAL 426

3 Ryder Cup Wales Corporate Club – Hospitality, and other tickets, were allocated to Ryder Cup Wales Corporate Club members as their contracted benefits as part of their sponsorship of Ryder Cup Wales over the period 2006-2010.

Access to International Pavilion

Specific, ticketed onsite area with food and drink available to purchase

Tuesd Wednes Thursd Frid Saturd Sund TOTA ay day ay ay ay ay LS

Starting Allocations 100 100 100 100 100 100 600

Visit Wales 0 0 5 0 12 15 32 DE&T 0 0 26 35 28 20 109 Major Events Unit 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 Newport City Council 7 13 13 23 18 13 87 Sport Wales 5 5 5 6 5 5 31 Golf Union Wales 8 8 8 8 8 8 48 Corporate Club 10 10 10 19 20 33 102 Ryder Cup Wales 2010 19 28 21 7 7 1 83 Total Partner allocated 49 66 88 98 98 5 494

Unallocated/returner/unused/ 51* 34* 12* 2 2 5 106 cancelled

*Demand for tickets on Practice days was more limited than on match days.

Breakdown of use of Ryder Cup Ground Entry Tickets

Tuesd Wednes Thursd Frida Satur Sund TOTA ay day ay y day ay LS Ryder Cup Wales ticket 13004 12004 10704 1080 955 965 6,570 allocation Tenovus – official RCW 100 100 0 0 0 0 200 charity Visit Wales 46 47 42 50 49 50 284 DE&T 0 0 0 85 103 110 298 MEU 2 6 7 22 30 50 117 Newport 17 0 60 50 60 60 247 Sport Wales 20 20 20 20 20 20 120 Golf Union of Wales 1 830 700 30 30 30 30 1650 Promotional 2 18 18 66 70 70 68 310 Corporate Club 32 42 580 532 526 538 2250 Ryder Cup Wales 2010 13 17 40 47 31 25 173 Total Partner allocated 1078 950 845 906 919 951 5649

Monmouthshire Schools 3 0 50 0 0 0 0 50 Sport Cardiff 21 71 0 0 0 0 92 Torfaen Schools 45 63 0 0 0 0 108 Newport Sports Dev Officers 27 10 0 0 0 0 37 Newport Schools 0 0 200 0 0 0 200 Newport Community First 0 0 0 30 0 0 30 Summer of Golf 0 0 0 62 0 0 62 93 194 200 92 579 Unallocated/returned/unused/ 129 56 25 82 36 14 342 cancelled

1 Tickets used by 74 Schools, 20 Community Groups and 35 Golf Clubs

2 Promotions in conjunction with UK and international media partners-to leverage editorial coverage and other marketing exposure for Wales as a golf destination – competitions run at golf tournaments and other events – to raise awareness of Wales as a golf destination and to increase the number of contacts on our golf consumer database.

3 15 schools took up the offer: The Dell Primary School, Fawr Primary School, Primary School, West End Infants, Primary School, Primary School, King Henry VIII Comprehensive, Primary School, Primary School, Our Lady and St Michaels Primary School, Green Lane Primary School, Comprehensive, Ysgol y Ffin Primary School, Magor Primary School and Archbishop Rowan Williams Primary School

4 Demand for tickets on Practice days was more limited than on match days.