§ Mr. MitchellTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what categories of expenditure are legalised by Article 138a of the Treaty of the European Community; and if he will state what appropriation and what expenditure in the Budget of the Community for the year 1999 are under that Article. [67929]
§ Ms QuinI have been asked to reply.
Volume 2, Section 1 of the budget (Staffing, revenue and expenditure of the European Parliament) lists budget lines which cite Article 138a as a justification for spending. The lines are:
543WThis expenditure is intended to cover activities other than those financed from budget lines 3705 and 3708, as well as the political activities of the non-attached Members.