§ Mr. John MarshallTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the rental of hemicycles rented by the European Parliament in(a) Strasbourg, (b) Brussels and (c) Luxembourg; and how often each building will be used for a plenary session in 1993.
§ Mr. Heathcoat-AmoryThe EP is holding 11 plenary sessions in the hemicycle in Strasbourg in 1993, and has held two mini-plenary sessions in the new hemicycle in Brussels this year. It has held none in Luxembourg since 1981.
The detailed appropriations given in section 1, chapter 20 of the "General Budget of the European Community", published in "Official Journal" No. L31, volume 36 of 8 February 1993, copies of which are available in the House, indicate operating expenditure, including rental of buildings, as follows:
Strasbourg: Palais de 1'Europe: 471,200 ecu (approximately £367,583) Brussels: D1: 20,750,000 ecu (approximately £16,187,075) I will write to my hon. Friend if more precise figures are available from the European Parliament.