§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total sum received from the European Economic Community in grants or other payments in the most recent year for which figures are available; and how much of this total was in respect of payments made to compensate for subsidies expended by the intervention board for the export of food to non-European Economic Community countries.
§ Mr. Ian Stewart:The most recent outturn for United Kingdom receipts from the European Economic Community in the calendar year 1984 was £2570 million. 294W This figure includes £528 million for the United Kingdom's agreed refunds. The latest available information is that payments to the Intervention Board for export refunds on agricultural products exported to non-EEC countries during 1984 totalled 666 mecu, or about £390 million when converted at the average ecu/sterling exchange rate for 1984.