§ Mr. McQuarrieasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the daily financial contribution by the British Government to the funds of the European Economic Community; and if he will list the annual increase in these payments for the years 1977, 1978 and 1979.
§ Mr. Lawson[pursuant to his reply, 8 December 1980]: The United Kingdom's net contributions in the years quoted were £368.4 million, £803.9 million and £943.3 million respectively. On a daily basis the figures were as follows:
Average Daily net Contribution Increase over previous years 1977 £1.01 l977 £0.55 1978 £2.20 1978 £1.19 1979 £2.60 1979 £0.40