§ Mr. MacleanTo ask the Prime Minister for which areas of gross receipts of EU moneys it was decided that the United Kingdom total would diminish as a consequence of the Berlin summit; by how much; and if he will make a statement. [81224]
§ The Prime MinisterThe Berlin European Council decided the ceilings on spending across the EU on each major policy category. It did not decide how much was to be spent in each state: that is largely a matter for the Commission's management of the budget. While the Council did make decisions about the rules for allocating the structural and cohesion funds, the Commission has yet to announce the allocations from the Funds for each Member State. These figures will not be available until the regulations are finally approved in May.