"What Europe Means to Me"

HC Deb 21 December 2000 vol 360 c340W

Mr. Lilley

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many essays(a) critical of further political integration in Europe and (b) opposed to UK membership of the European Union were (i) submitted and (ii) awarded prizes in his Department's competition, "What Europe Means to Me". [143656]

Mr. Vaz

As co-sponsors, local newspapers in Leicester, Liverpool and Leeds agreed to receive and judge all the entries for the competition.

Mr. Lilley

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if potential entrants to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office competition, "What Europe Means to Me", were informed that essays critical of closer political integration in Europe would be accepted. [143657]

Mr. Vaz

No. Our co-sponsors, local newspapers in Leicester, Liverpool and Leeds, simply asked entrants to write an essay on the theme of "What Europe Means to Me".