§ Mr. David Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what salary, retainer or honorarium will be paid to new British members of the Economic and Social Committee of the EEC; and what expenses were paid for the last year of their term to the previous United Kingdom representatives.
§ Mr. Judd:The Economic and Social Committee, which is itself responsible for its administration, pays only allowances to cover travel and subsistence expenses and does not pay any salaries, retainers or honoraria. The money required is provided from the Community budget and is subject to financial control by the European Court of Auditors. We do not, however, have details of the individual payments.