§ Mr. Masonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what total contributions have been paid by Her Majesty's Government during the course of 1973 into the European Coal and Steel Community Fund.
§ Mr. Patrick JenkinThe current operations of the European Coal and Steel Community are financed by levies on the industries themselves. The Government are due to pay £7.9 million by the end of 1973 as the first of three instalments of a contribution to the ECSC reserves.