Here is a copy of the letter sent by Ivan Lewis's Office, so why did us delegates only find out 2 days before the Conference that he was not attending when I signed up as a delegate.
NORSCA had been informed by Ivan well before they made it public to everyone, so it's NORSCA's to blame here not Ivan here.
I signed-up as a delegate because of NOSRCA stated publically that Ivan Lewis was attending as a Minister.
I feel cheated and very angry travelling all the way from Beverley to East Midlands Conference Centre, near Nottingham to see Iavn Lewis and ask him questions and I feel let-down.
It's a long way to travel when you are NeuroDiverse with all the stressors involved and I had to pay for the travel out of my own pocket on a low-income.
See letter below on behalf of Ivan Lewis, from DOH...
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Ministerial Visits Business Unit
Room 317
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NS
Tel: 020 7210 6320
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Our Ref: 4158
23 April 2008
Dear Mr Kinsella,
Ivan Lewis, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Care Services has asked me to thank you for your invitation to the Norsaca Conference on 15 May in Nottingham.
Regrettably, due to diary commitment, the Minister is unable to accept your kind invitation on this occasion. However, he has asked me to pass on his best wishes for a successful event.
Yours sincerely,
Jayne Elie
Ministerial Visits Business Unit
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