§ Mr. ClappisonTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the effect of decisions taken at the Nice summit on the level of the United Kingdom's net contribution to the EU budget. [144118]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThere is unlikely to be any significant impact on the UK's net contribution and this continues to be governed by the financial perspective agreed in Berlin, which has created a ceiling for payments.
§ Mr. ClappisonTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his estimate is of the United Kingdom's net contribution to the budget of the EU for each year up to and including 2003–04. [144119]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe Government's latest estimate of the United Kingdom's net contribution to the EC Budget for the period 2000–01 to 2003–04 can be found at footnote 1 to Table B17 of the pre-Budget Report (Cm 4917) published in November.