To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the funding of the dining club Europe 2010 by the London office of the European Commission. [31265]

The European Commission Representation in London has funds which it can allocate to groups promoting debate on Europe. These moneys come from the budget for information and communication activities which is agreed by the Council of Ministers and the European Parliament each year. But the Commission does not routinely provide Member States with details of individual grants made.