To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much was spent by (a) the UK Government and (b) the EU institutions on celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome in the UK. (137520)

To celebrate this anniversary, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the Department for Education and Skills and the British Council launched a year-long initiative in March called “Learning Together”. This initiative will make information available to UK schools about the range of opportunities to develop partnerships with schools across Europe and help schools that have not previously taken part in international activities to get involved.

£16,618 has been spent so far on “Learning Together”. The total budget is £102,418.

Requests for information on funding by the EU institutions can be made directly to the European Commission Representation and the European Parliament Representation in the United Kingdom.