§ Mr. RosindellTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many committees and advisory groups are funded by the European Community to advise the Commission; and at what cost. [14859]
§ Peter HainThe general budget for the European Union for 2001 lists 473 committees under budget lines A-7031 and A-7032. Appropriations for their expenditure in 2001 totalled 21.96 million euros. The full list of these committees appears on pages 480–508 of theOfficial Journal of the European Communities of 26 February 2001.