§ Mr. RosindellTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on his policy towards projecting plurality of opinion on the future direction of the EU in his Department's information campaigns; what input he receives from representatives of external organisations in developing his material; and if he will make it his policy to expand contact lists to represent organisations critical of the EU. [57877]
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§ Peter HainWe are committed to consulting the public over the convention on the future of Europe, including by getting young people from all walks of life and political persuasion involved in the Youth convention. The Foreign Office, in conjunction withThe Independent, is running a nationwide competition to select three young people to join the UK delegation.
In developing EU public diplomacy material, we have received input from the Plain Language Commission.
The FCO is open to the views of all organisations but is tasked with presenting the Government's policy on the EU.