HL Deb 28 March 1979 vol 399 cc1648-9WA
Lord O'HAGAN

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How far the British budgetary contribution has been diminished by the safeguards obtained during the "renegotiation" of the British terms of membership.

The MINISTER of STATE, PRIVY COUNCIL OFFICE (Baroness Birk)

No refund under the Financial Mechanism Regulation has so far been received by the United Kingdom as we have not yet satisfied the condition that a member State's gross percentage contribution must exceed its share of total Community GNP by more than 10 per cent.