§ Mr. Dorrellasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer by how much did the European Economic Community Council of Ministers, in establishing on 29 October the draft of a third supplementary budget for 1979, increase provision over that in the 1979 budget.
§ Mr. LawsonThe Council increased the provision by 731.28MEUA—about £461 million—that is by 100 MEUA—about £63 million—less than the increase of 831.28 MEUA—about £524 million—proposed by the Commission in the preliminary draft of the supplementary budget. I regret that the figure of 931.28 MEUA quoted in my reply on 13 November to the hon. Member for Newham, North-West (Mr. Lewis) was incorrect and resulted from an error in Her Majesty's Treasury. The correct figure was quoted in the Treasury's explanatory memorandum on the draft supplementary and amending budget No. 3, dated 30 November 1979.