§ Lord O'HAGANasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether their answer to Lord Bruce of Donington on 28th September 1976, (column 385), is still accurate; and whether it takes into account British receipts for the "green pound".
§ Lord JACQUESOur latest estimates of contributions to, and receipts from the Community Budget are those given in reply to Lord Bruce of Donington on 28th September 1976.
The actual receipts from the Community Budget for the first nine months of 1976 by Budget titles are now available. They are as follows:—
£ million European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) —Guarantee Section 153.0 EAGGF—Guidance Section 8.1 Social Fund 10.3 Regional Development Fund 19.8 Own Resources Refund 30.7 Other Receipts 1.1 Total 223.0 These figures take account of receipts by the United Kingdom of monetary compensatory amounts from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, and reflect the change in the arrangements for their payment agreed by the Council in May this year.
House adjourned at twenty-nine minutes before nine o'clock.