§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what are the annual pensions liabilities of the European Communities; and what is the projected figure for 2020. [96579]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonAppropriations for pensions and severance grants for the institutions of the European Community were 466.8 million euro in 1998, and 501 million euro in 1999.
239WThis includes Retirement pensions, Invalidity pensions, Survivors' pensions and Severance grants.
The EC budgetary authorities have not agreed estimates for 2020.