§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what is his policy on teachers contributing to handbooks funded by the EU on EU policy; what United Kingdom input there was to "Euroquest-A Trail of Questions and Answers about the European Union"; and how many copies have been printed for distribution in the United Kingdom. [105694]
§ Mr. Wicks[holding answer 18 January 2000]The UK Government do not have a policy on teachers contributing to handbooks funded by EU on EU policy. The institutions of the European Union are free to approach any UK or European citizen to ask them to contribute to their publications.
I understand that the Euroquest booklet was funded entirely by the Representation of the European Commission in the UK, and that the content of the booklet was produced in collaboration with a number of UK educationalists and the Central Bureau for International Education and Training. It is designed as an activity book to support teachers in their work on the National Curriculum at Key Stage 2, and is intended to provide stimulus to further classroom discussion. One million copies were produced and approximately half have been distributed to schools on request.