Key information
Request reference number: MGLA130224-6554
Date of response:
Summary of request
You requested:
I would like the following data on the London New Year’s fireworks display.
Please send me:
1. How much money was spent on the fireworks display, with a breakdown of costs as attributed to:
• Fireworks
• Security
• Staffing
• Anything else of substantial value
2. The number of each different kind of firework purchased, with clear denotations as to the name and make of each one.
3. Any information about how much greenhouse gas was released by each firework, or by the fireworks display overall.
Our response to your request is as follows:
1.
The budget available for the event was £3.85m, with additional costs being supported by ticket revenue of £1.75m. The GLA does not hold the final costs for the 2023 event – these are still being reconciled. The breakdown in budget held in relation to the areas specified is as follows:
Fireworks - £321,705
Security & stewarding - £1,621,895
Staffing (incl project management & delivery, crew and onsite management) - £1,008,745
2.
The GLA does not hold this information.
3.
This information is available on our FOI Disclosure Log EIR - New Year's Eve 2023-24 [Jan 2024]