European Community (Publicity)

HC Deb 13 March 1997 vol 292 c320W

Mr. Redwood

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much the EC spent on public relations and publicity in 1995–96. [18102]

Mr. Oppenheim

Payments from the European Community Budget in 1995 on information and communications amounted to 47,701,477 ecu or £35,373,732¹. Figures on a UK financial year basis are not available. ¹ Converted at the rate £1 = 1.3485 ecu, the rate holding at 31 January 1997.