HC Deb 07 April 2000 vol 347 cc630-1W
Mr. Nicholls

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations he has received about the "Your Britain, Your Europe", road show; and if he will make a statement. [117335]

Mr. Vaz

There have been several parliamentary questions about the purpose, funding and itinerary of the "Your Britain, Your Europe" road show. Some members of the public and the Democracy Movement have written to me asking the same questions.

Mr. Nicholls

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the contribution of the "Your Britain, Your Europe", road show to his Department's performance target of increasing public support for EU activities. [117334]

Mr. Vaz

It is impossible to measure precisely the contribution that last year's "Your Britain, Your Europe" road show made to our performance target to increase public support for our EU activities. But I am confident that the event helped to inform the public better about the Government's EU policy and to stimulate debate about the benefits of our membership of the EU.

Mr. Nicholls

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what costs were incurred by the Your Britain, Your Europe, road show on(a) travel and (b) publicity and promotional material. [117322]

Mr. Vaz

Travel costs were approximately £15,295. The bill for design of the road show logo and printing of publicity materials came to £6,162.