HC Deb 15 April 1975 vol 890 cc51-2W

The current contributions are:

Percentage
Infrastructure
15-nation:
United Kingdom 10.42
Federal Republic of Germany 21.36
France 13.16
14-nation:
United Kingdom 12.00
Federal Republic of Germany 25.18
military Budget
15-nation:
United Kingdom 18.22
Federal Republic of Germany 16.10
France 17.10
14-nation:
United Kingdom 21.98
Federal Republic of Germany 19.42
Civil Budget
15-nation:
United Kingdom 19.50
Federal Republic of Germany 16.10
France 17.10

Costs of infrastructure projects completed as part of a supplementary European Defence Improvement Programme instituted in 1971 are shared by 10members of the alliance, excluding France. The United Kingdom and FRG shares are:

per cent.
UK 20 .17
FRG 42.33

Since France terminated the assignment of forces to NATO commands in 1966 she has continued to contribute only to certain elements of the infrastructure programme and of the military budget. The total cost to the United Kingdom in 1974–75 was about £34 million.

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