HC Deb 13 May 1985 vol 79 c52W
Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will take steps to meet education ministers of European Community member states to discuss collective financial support for promoting cultural and educational links through more visits to different countries arranged for school pupils.

Mr. Brooke

My right hon. Friend plans to meet other European Community Education Ministers on 3 June but the promotion of school pupil links and exchanges is not among the items on the agenda. The Ministers are awaiting proposals from the Commission on exchanges; and the ad hoc committee on people's Europe set up by the Fontainebleau summit in 1984 is also expected to make recommendations in this area later in the year.