§ 45. Mr. Dykesasked the Lord Privy Seal when he expects the Commission to re-present a document with definitive proposals for the Council of Ministers and the European Council on the United Kingdom contribution to the EEC budget.
§ Sir Ian GilmourThe most recent Commission paper on convergence and budgetary questions was sent to member States on 1 February. A copy has been placed in the Library of the House. It includes suggested ways of raising the level of Community spending in the United Kingdom.