§ 74. Mr. Wolrige-Gordonasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what are the planned net contributions of the European Economic Community countries to the Community Budget in each of the years 1973 to 1977; and how they compare with the United Kingdom's contribution, as a percentage.
§ Mr. Anthony RoyleI have nothing to add to the answer my right hon. and learned Friend the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster gave to the right hon. Member for Leeds, East (Mr. Healey) on 19th July.—[Vol. 821, c.224–6.]
§ 75. Mr. Wolrige-Gordonasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what are the planned net contributions of each country to the budget of the Economic Community in the year after 1980, as a percentage; and how this compares with the figures for the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Anthony RoyleThe answer which my right hon. and learned Friend the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster gave on 26th July to the hon. Member for Oxford (Mr. Woodhouse) applies equally to estimates of contributions to the European Economic Community budget in years after 1980.—[Vol. 822, c.23–24.]
§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will make a special grant towards the costs of printing and exhibiting the posters, "Say Yes to the Common Market".
§ Mr. Anthony RoyleNo. I explained the purpose of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office grant-in-aid to the European Movement in my answer to the hon. Member on 20th October.—[Vol. 823, c.133–4.]
§ Mr. Ronald King Murrayasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will arrange for the publication before 28th October, 1971, of an authoritative text of the arrangements negotiated for British entry into the European Economic Community.
§ Mr. RipponThe records of the negotiating conference are confidential but 243W throughout the negotiations Ministers have made regular statements on the agreements reached in the negotiating conference with the Communities. The White Paper Cmnd. 4715 on the negotiations was laid before the House in July.