Regional European Offices

Mr. Stewart Jackson
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills pursuant to the answer of 10 February 2010, Official Report, column 1128W, on regional European offices, whether the Government Offices for the Regions (a) contribute to the funding of the regional European offices in Brussels and (b) hold copies of their accounts.

Ms Rosie Winterton
In 2009/10 three Government offices for the regions contributed to the funding of regional European offices in Brussels; GO East, GO East Midlands and GO North East. Neither holds copies of the accounts of those regional European offices.