Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 15 March 1999.
I am pleased to announce to the House that we will be spending £3.5 million on a publicity campaign to explain to the electorate the new voting system for the European elections, and to encourage voter participation and a higher turnout. The campaign will begin in May. I will be happy to discuss details of the campaign with the Opposition parties.