§ Mr. Martenasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give an itemised breakdown of the United Kingdom's gross contribution to the EEC and the receipts therefrom for the last full year.
§ Mr. Joel BarnettThe United Kingdom's gross contribution to the Community budget in 1977 was £736.8 million. The United Kingdom contributes to the Community budget as a whole and not to individual parts.
The United Kingdom received £368.9 million from the Community in 1977 as follows:
£m European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF)—Guarantee Section 157.3 EAGGF—Guidance Section 23.8 Social Fund 47.8 Regional Development Fund 60.0 10 per cent, reimbursement for the collection cost of own resources 76.3 Miscellaneous 3.7