HC Deb 14 December 1995 vol 268 cc734-5W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the organisations receiving subsidies for advancing the idea of Europe cited in budget item A–304 in the EC 1996 draft budget indicating the amounts they receive and the specific purpose behind the provision of funds. [5901]

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

The criteria for the types of project which will be eligible for funding from this budget line next year are set out in the commentary appended to line A–304 of the draft general budget of the European Communities, a copy of which is in the Library. Precisely how these funds are spent is a matter for the European Commission, to which questions about the detail of expenditure in 1996 and previous years should be addressed.