HC Deb 24 March 2004 vol 419 cc844-5W
Mr. Spring

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much the EU budget will be in 2004–05; what(a) proportion and (b) sums will be spent on (i) the Common Agricultural Policy, (ii) the Common Fisheries Policy, (iii) structural operations and (iv) overseas aid; and what estimate h has made of expenditure in each category for the remainder of the current multi-annual financial framework. [161462]

Ruth Kelly

I refer the hon. Member to the following documentsGeneral budget of the European Union for the financial year 2004 (Document reference: Official Journal L 53 of 23 February 2004) Preliminary Draft Amending Budget number 1 to the budget for 2004 (Document reference: SEC 2004 105)—page 9 Annual Policy Strategy for 2005—pages 18–19 (Document reference: COM 2004 1333) Technical adjustment of the financial perspectives for 2005 in line with movements in GNI and prices—page 6 (Document reference: COM 2003 785)

All these documents are available from the public website of the European Commission http://europa.eu.int/comm. The Preliminary Draft Amending Budget number 1 to the budget for 2004, the Annual Policy Strategy for 2005, and the Technical adjustment of the financial perspectives for 2005 have been deposited in the House.