HL Deb 02 April 1998 vol 588 cc65-6WA
Lord Pearson of Rannoch

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Further to the Written Answers by the Baroness Blackstone on 9 February (WA 148) and on 5 March (WA 184 and 185), how much the European Union's Mobile Information Centre costs to run each year in the United Kingdom; and approximately what proportion of its time is booked by:

  1. (a) primary schools;
  2. (b) secondary schools; and
  3. (c) further education/higher education colleges, universities and any other educational establishments. [HL1312]

The Minister of State, Department for Education and Employment (Baroness Blackstone)

The European Commission Representation in the United Kingdom estimates the annual cost of the Mobile Information Centre at 130,000 ECU (£86,073 at £1 = 1.5104 ECU). The approximate proportion of the Centre's time spent on visits to educational institutions during the period 8 September 1997 to 3 April 1998 was:

Primary schools: 10%
Secondary schools: 50%
Further Education colleges: 25%
Universities: 2%
Teaching/professional development centres: 1%