HC Deb 16 April 1980 vol 982 c655W
Mr. Hal Miller

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the current situation regarding the United Kingdom's contribution to the EEC budget.

Sir Geoffrey Howe

The European Council will return to this subject when it next meets on 27–28 April. My right hon. Friend the Prime Minister will be pressing for a substantial, immediate and lasting reduction in the United Kingdom's net contribution, an objective recently endorsed by the House.