§ Mr. Woofasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what are the total United Kingdom payments to the EEC since accession; and what were the total receipts to the latest available date.
§ Mr. Joel BarnettThe amounts of the United Kingdom's contribution to, and receipts from, the Community budget in the period from accession to date are as follows:
Great Britain's reserves for each year up to the latest date for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Joel BarnettFor the years 1971 to 1975, I would refer my hon. Friend to the reply he received on 25th March —[Vol. 908, c.252]. Similar information in respect of the year 1970 is available from the same source, page 747 of the 12th March 1976 issue of "Trade and Industry", a copy of which has been placed in the Library.
Further details for the years 1973 and 1974 are to be found in the estimate of United Kingdom balance of payments transactions with the EEC which is set out in Annex 7 of the "Pink Book" ("UK Balance of Payments 1964–74"), a copy of which has also been placed in the Library. The next edition of the "Pink Book", due for publication in September, will update these estimates.
§ Mr. Moateasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, from the information available to him in connection with the United Kingdom contribution to the EEC budget, what are: (a) the estimated current annual costs of operating the European Assembly, (b) the estimated current annual costs of reimbursing all expenses claimed by 575W the members of the Assembly and (c) the estimated current annual cost of reimbursing United Kingdom members of the Assembly.
§ Mr. Joel BarnettThe provision for the European Assembly in the 1976 Budget of the European Communities is 51.1 million units of account (mua) or £21.3 million at the conversion rate for the Budget unit of account of £1 equals 2.4 ua. Of this total 4.2 mua (£1.75 million) is in respect of members' expenses. Information on amounts claimed by individual members of the Assembly is not available.