§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what cash contributions he has estimated that British Nuclear Fuels plc, Nuclear Electric and Scottish Nuclear will make to the national loans fund for each year from 1993 to 1998.
§ Mr. PortilloNo such estimates are available. All three companies may deposit cash surpluses in the national loans fund. But all three also have access to other deposit facilities. They take decisions on where to deposit surpluses from time to time as appropriate.
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Financial perspective expenditure ceilings Preliminary draft budget Budget council draft budget mecu £ million1 mecu £ million mecu £ million Commitment appropriations 1. Common agricultural policy 36,465 28,063 36,465 28,063 36,465 28,063 2. Structural operations 23,176 17,836 23,176 17,836 23,176 17,836 3. Internal policies 4,325 3,328 4,243 3,265 3,638 2,800 4. External action 4,236 3,260 4,174 3,212 4,020 3,094 5. Administrative expenditure 3,579 2,754 3,579 2,754 3,578 2,754 6. Reserves 1,530 1,177 1,530 1,177 1,530 1,177 Total commitments 73,311 56,419 73,167 56,308 72,407 55,723 Total payment appropriations 70,232 54,050 70,099 53,947 69,011 53,110 1 Throughout this reply the rate of £1 =1.2994 ecu has been used—the rate notified in the Official Journal as prevailing on the last working day of last month (30 June).