§ Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domerasked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the Written Answer by Lord Whitty on 11 March (WA 53), how the United Kingdom compares with (a) France, (b) Denmark and (c) Italy on the amount spent per year per head of population on the promotion of the EU ecolabelling scheme. [HL3597]
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§ Lord WhittyThere is no reliable information available on a comparable basis for expenditure on promoting the EU ecolabel by the competent bodies in different member states. The European Commission has started to collect more standardised data about the administration and financing of the scheme across the EU. There is also sonic relevant research on the marketing of the scheme (which can be accessed via the Commission website atwww.europa.eu.int/comm/environment/ecolaoel/background/marketingstudies.htm) but no comprehensive information about levels of promotional spending in different countries.