§ Mr. SpringTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the oral answer 145W of 15 February 2000, Official Report, column 759, if he will set out the terms of reference and budget for "Europe Day" on 9 May. [114147]
§ Mr. VazThe FCO will mark "Europe Day" this year with a Europe-focused open day on 9 May. This will launch a series of 12 open days, on successive Tuesdays between May and June of this year. Each will focus on a different aspect of the FCO's work.
The FCO's series of "open days" form part of the London String of Pearls Millennium Festival, a year long event involving 60 historic buildings along the Thames. These will open their doors to the public in order to celebrate the social, political and cultural achievement of the last Millennium.
The FCO's "Europe Day" event aims to make the UK public more aware of the culture of our European neighbours, and of Britain's place in Europe.
The budget for this event is £40,000.