§ Lord Tebbitasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they have made representations concerning the use of public money to finance the visit by socialist Members of the European Parliament to Lisbon for a socialist conference. [HL2146]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Scotland of Asthal)No. The visit by the Party of European Socialists to Lisbon is a matter for the relevant European Parliament authorities.