§ Mr. Brothertonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the annual cost to public funds of the European Assembly; what this figure is when expressed as a per capita figure for each elected Member; and how this compares with the overall and per capita cost of the House of Commons.
§ Mr. LawsonI refer my hon. Friend to the reply I gave to the hon. Member for Grimsby (Mr. Mitchell) on 5 December. The United Kingdom contributes to the Community Budget as a whole; our share of that part of the Budget relating to the European Parliament is expected to be about £25 million in 1980.