§ Mr. MacShaneTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what has been the cost in the last 12 months of sending Ministers and officials to meetings in Brussels and elsewhere in Europe in connection with his Department's handling of EU business; [4944]
(2) what percentage of his Department's time and resources are spent dealing with administrative and policy matters connected with British membership of the European Union [4954]
§ Sir Paul BeresfordThis information is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.