§ Mr. Canavanasked the Lord Privy Seal what has been the net contribution to the European Economic Community budget for each member State excluding the United Kingdom, for each year from 1973 to date.
§ Sir Ian GilmourThere are no figures available showing the net contributions of other member States for the years 1973–75. The Commission figures for 1976–78 were given by my hon. Friend the Financial Secretary to the Treasury in reply to the hon. Member for Fife, Central (Mr. Hamilton) on 11 June 1979.—[Vol. 968, c. 141–42.] The figures for 1978–80 were given by my hon. Friend in reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Northampton, North (Mr. Marlow) on 25 February.—[Vol. 979, c. 440–42.]