§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, pursuant to the reply of 24 July,Official Report, column 558, concerning the United Kingdom contributions to the EEC Budget, he will publish in the Official Report corresponding figures for 1987, together with the outturn for 1986 and a forecast for 1988.
§ Mr. BrookeI regret that outturn information on our net contribution to the Community budget in 1987 is not yet available. An outturn figure for 1987 along with a forecast for 1988 will be included in the statement on the 1988 Community budget, to be published shortly after the 1988 budget is adopted. Information concerning the outturn for 1986 was given in my reply of 24 July, to which the hon. Member refers. The Government's latest projections for the financial years 1987–88 and 1988–89 are contained in the public expenditure White Paper, Cmnd. 288.