HC Deb 13 June 1980 vol 986 cc323-4W
Mr. Body

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what estimate he has made of the additional expenditure that will be incurred by the United Kingdom in accordance with article 235 of the Treaty of Rome as a result of the agreement with the European Economic Community to reduce the United Kingdom's net contribution to the European Economic Community Budget by increasing Community expenditure in the United Kingdom ;

GROSS DOMESTIC FIXED CAPITAL FORMATION
Whole Economy
£ millions
At current prices At 1975 prices Percentage of total domestic expenditure
Private Public Private Public Private Public
1960 … … 2,542 1,648 11,895 9.8 6.4
1961 … … 2,878 1,826 13,059 10.5 6.7
1962 … … 2,870 1,963 7,291 5,799 10.0 6.9
1963 … … 2,932 2,134 7,211 6,000 9.6 7.0
1964 … … 3,458 2,583 8,421 7,027 10.3 7.7
1965 … … 3,724 2,780 8,811 7,365 10.4 7.7
1966 … … 3,785 3,138 8,689 7,909 9.9 8.2
1967 … … 3,891 3,633 8,977 9,048 9.6 9.0
1968 … … 4,407 3,793 9,815 9,050 10.1 8.7
1969 … … 4,860 3,731 10,428 8,508 10.5 8.1
1970 … … 5,352 4,110 10,704 8,725 10.5 8.1
1971 … … 6,083 4,424 11,150 8,564 10.8 7.8
1972 … … 7,087 4,506 11,782 7,949 11.2 7.1
1973 … … 8,473 5,734 12,226 8,885 11.4 7.7
1974 … … 9,697 7,229 11,765 8,921 11.2 8.3
1975 … … 11,545 9,000 11,545 9,000 10.9 8.5
1976 … … 13,534 10,050 11,822 8,789 10.8 8.0
1977 … … 16,379 9,511 12,580 7,597 11.6 6.8
1978 … … 19,869 9,462 13,641 6,918 12.5 5.9
1979 … … 22,060 10,645 13,265 6,741 11.9 5.7

(2) how much he expects to receive as a refund in cash from the European Economic Community as a result of the new agreement above the United Kingdom contribution to the European Economic Community budget by (a) 1 September, (b) 1 November and (c) 1 January 1981.

Mr. Lawson

I shall let my hon. Friend have a reply as soon as possible.