HL Deb 27 March 1975 vol 358 cc1337-8WA
Lord BESSBOROUGH

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they can confirm the accuracy of the figures in the publication Britain in Europe: The Benefits of Membership published by Europe House Publishing Limited, in which 176 grants and loans to the United Kingdom are listed and whether the Government will also confirm the total figures given on the back page of that publication.

Lord JACQUES

The total figures quoted appear to be broadly accurate; some of the detailed figures in the publication appear to be based on commitments, in some cases for several years ahead, rather than payments, and include several grants to bodies outside the public sector on which the Government do not have specific information. I cannot therefore confirm their complete accuracy.