Written question asked by Austin Mitchell (Labour) on Wednesday, 12 February 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 25 February 2003. It was answered by Denis MacShane (Labour) on Tuesday, 25 February 2003 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what funding he has made available to London Underground Limited to display multi-lingual poetry to mark the thirtieth anniversary of United Kingdom accession to the European Community. - Includes figures.

Answer: Mr. Austin Mitchell: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what funding he has made available to London Underground Limited to display multi-lingual poetry to mark the 30th anniversary of United Kingdom accession to the European Community. [98475] Mr. MacShane: A total of £15,000 was made available to cover: design and production of nine different bilingual posters; 2,000 advertising spaces in carriages for a period of eight weeks, and the design and production of 5,000 booklets containing 25 poems representing all 15 member states.

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