§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when the Government received itemised expenditure of EU Budget Line B3–301, Information Outlets, for the latest year; what is his policy on the optional targeting of such funds; and if he will identify how much funding went to each recipient, naming the recipients, with particular reference to expenditure in the UK.[138166]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonIt is within the remit of the Commission to decide the criteria for the targeting of such funds.
§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the European Communities budget lines which the Government are seeking to delete.[138082]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe Government look for good value for money on all budget lines, and seek to ensure that any spending is within the financial perspective agreed at Berlin in March 1999.