§ Mr. MacShaneTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what percentage of his Department's time and resources is spent dealing with administrative and policy matters connected with British membership of the European Union. [4955]
§ Mr. David DavisMany Foreign and Commonwealth Office home departments and overseas posts are involved, to varying degrees, in activities related to Britain's membership of the European Union. The actual percentage of time and resources spent dealing with British membership of the European. Union could be calculated only at disproportionate cost.