§ Mr. WhittingdaleTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much money was received as a result of the United Kingdom's abatement in each year since it was established under the Fontainebleau agreement. [66121]
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§ Ms Hewitt[holding answer 18 January 1999]: The cash amounts made available to the United Kingdom due to its abatement, together with an estimate for this financial year, are as follows:
£ million Year Amount 1985–86 823 1986–87 1,343 1987–88 1,137 1988–89 1,600 1989–90 1,317 1990–91 1,838 1991–92 2,428 1992–93 1,993 1993–94 2,350 1994–95 1,648 1995–96 1,576 1996–97 2,418 1997–98 1,563 1998–99 (estimate) 2,726 Total 24,762