HC Deb 03 May 1988 vol 132 cc371-2W
Mr. Gould

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what his Department is expecting to spend on promotion of the single European market in 1988–89, 1989–90 and 1990–91.

Mr. Alan Clark

The Secretary of State has announced the start of a five-year campaign to underline to British businesses the importance of the single European market. The first phase of the campaign is expected to cost some £5 million. The level of future expenditure in this and subsequent years will depend on the way business responds to this crucial challenge.

Mr. Gould

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he has any information on the amount of money to be spent on the promotion of the single European market by the European Commission in the United Kingdom.

Mr. Alan Clark

We have no details of the sums which the Commission is spending for this purpose.

Mr. Gould

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what information he has on any grants from the European Commission to organisations within the United Kingdom to promote the single European market.

Mr. Alan Clark

I have no information on any grants of this kind.

Mr. Gould

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what information he has on the amount being spent on the promotion of the single European market by other European Economic Community members; and if he will publish a table in theOfficial Report showing the amounts in (a) European currency unit, (b) European currency unit per head of population and (c) as a percentage of growth national product for each year for which he has the available information.

Mr. Alan Clark

A number of member states have launched or are preparing major awareness campaigns on the single market. We have no details of the budgets which they are making available for this purpose.

Mr. Gould

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he has made any assessment of which sectors of the economy are(a) well placed and (b) badly placed to improve their trade balance with the rest of the European Economic Community following the creating of the single European market.

Mr. Alan Clark

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Sedgefield (Mr. Blair) on 25 April at column45.

Mr. Gould

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will place in the Library copies of the brief given to advertising agencies bidding for the account to handle the promotion of the single European market.

Mr. Alan Clark

Advertising agencies working on Government accounts are appointed through the Central Office of Information which also provides the account brief. I understand that it is not the practice to publish such briefs.