§ Mr. MitchellTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what discussions have taken place on the rebate of the contribution of the United Kingdom to the EU Budget at the Inter-Governmental conference considering the prospective Treaty of Nice; and what has been the percentage Change in the UK's(a) gross and (b) net contribution to the EU (i) taking into account and (ii) not taking into account the rebate in the last five years. [125252]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonNo such discussions have taken place. Details of the United Kingdom's gross contributions, abatement, public sector receipts and net contributions for he period 1973–74 to 1999–2000 can be obtained from various Departmental Reports of the Chancellor of the Exchequer's Departments—or, previously, Government Expenditure Plans.