§ Mr. SpringTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how he proposes to spend the additional resources being provided for his Department's activity on European issues, as announced in the Comprehensive Spending Review; how many new staff he proposes to employ; and what their remit will be. [132981]
§ Mr. HainEurope is one of the Foreign Secretary's key policy priorities, as reflected in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's Public Service Agreement. The details of the allocation of extra resources to activity on Europe will be decided in the autumn within the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's annual internal budgeting round.