§ Mr. Ralph HowellTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Southend, East (Mr. Taylor)Official Report, 8 November 1988, column 112, what was the net payment made to the European Community by the United Kingdom for each year since 1979; and what was in each case the net payment to European Economic Community institutions as a percentage of gross domestic product.
§ Mr. BrookeThe information requested is set out in the table.
Total net payments to European Community institutions' £ million Percentage of money GDP 1979–80 841 0.4 1980–81 168 0.1 1981–82 117 0.1 1982–83 589 0.2 1983–84 836 0.3 1984–85 974 0.3 1985–86 822 0.2 1986–87 1,079 0.3 1987–88 1,664 0.4 1988–89 950 0.2 1 Excluding overseas aid: for domestic public expenditure planning purposes, part of the United Kingdom's contribution to the Community budget is attributed to the overseas aid programme.