§ Mr. Kilfedderasked the Lord President of the Council what payment is made each day to hon. Members who attend the European Parliament by way of attendance allowance and travel and subsistence expenses.
§ Mr. PriorThe responsibility for these matters lies with the European Assembly and I am not able to undertake to answer detailed questions about them.
I understand that, in addition to the payment of salary in respect of their membership of their respective Parliaments,
(£ million) 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 United Kingdom* … … … 317 374 372 378 404 France … … … … 76 107 112 137 112 Belgium … … … … 25 34 32 36 41 Germany† … … … … 24 30 40 49 50 Italy‡ … … … … 64 75 75 75 84 Netherlands‡ … … … … 21 26 29 31 35 Luxembourg … … … … 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.6 Denmark‡ … … … … 8 10 9 9 9 Ireland§ … … … … 6 8 8 6 9 * Includes taxes on gifts made within seven years of death. † Taxes on gifts have been excluded on an estimated basis. ‡ Includes yield of gift taxes. § Includes taxes on gifts made within five years of death.