§ Mr. Higginsasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will amend tables for the Government's expenditure plans 1980–81 to 1983–84 set out in Cmnd. 7841 which are affected by the recently completed negotiations with the EEC and publish them in the Official Report.
§ Sir Geoffrey HoweMy right hon. Friend the Lord Privy Seal told the House on 2 June—columns 1043–57—that the reductions negotiated in our net contribution in respect of 1980 and 1981 are about £700 million and £850 million respectively, subject to the operation of the detailed formula agreed. Since the timing of these reductions has yet to be determined no amendment can be made to the tables in Cmnd. 7841.