§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what were the gross and net payments to the United Kingdom from the European Economic Community in each year since 1973 up to the latest for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Lawson[pursuant to his reply, 29 January 1981, c. 512]: United Kingdom payments to, and receipts from, the Community budget since 1973 have been as follows:
Gross Contribution Receipts £million 1973 181 79 1974 181 150 1975 342 398 1976 463 276 1977 737 368 1978 1,348 544 1979 1,606 659 1980 1,862 * *Full information about United Kingdom receipts in 1980 is not yet available.