HC Deb 14 February 1980 vol 978 cc790-1W
44. Mr. Torney

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the United Kingdom's net financial contribution to the EEC dairy sector.

Mr. Peter Walker

The United Kingdom contributes towards the cost of the European Community's budget as a whole and not to individual elements separately. However, if the overall contribution rate of about 20 per cent. were applied to dairy sector expenditure in 1979, it would give a United Kingdom contribution of £575 million against receipts estimated at £214 million.