HC Deb 21 July 1998 vol 316 cc493-4W
Mr. Trend

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what proportion of the sums, identified by the European Commission in document COM (98) 39 as being available for the information strategy for the euro in 1998, is planned to be spent in the UK. [49757]

Mrs. Liddell

I have been asked to reply.

The Government will continue to talk to the Commission about the scope for further help with our campaign for raising business awareness for 1 January 1999. However, there are no funds from the 1998 Prince budget specifically set aside for the United Kingdom.

Mr. Trend

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) how many lecturers from the European Commission group Groupeuro have spoken in meetings in the United Kingdom; and what has been the cost to the EU budget; [49756]

(2) what was the total cost of printing and distributing the information pack InfEuro; [49760]

(3) what sums have been paid by the European Commission to the Association for the Monetary Union of Europe. [49759]

Mrs. Liddell

I have been asked to reply.

These questions should be addressed to the European Commission.