§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if it is his policy to endorse the funding from European Community funds of organisations which exist to lobby the European Community; and if he will make a statement with particular reference to budget line A-3021. [123607]
§ Mr. VazThe funding supported by this budget line is financed from the Commission's administrative budget. This funding is long established and is supported by the European Parliament and individual member states where the organisations are located. The UK, however, seeks to keep such expenditure as low as possible.