§ Lord O'Haganasked Her Majesty's Government:
What meaning they attach to the word "additionality"; and whether they consider their current use of this concept increases awareness of the benefits of membership of the EEC.
§ Lord Cockfield"Additionality" is shorthand for the relation between UK receipts from the EC and public expenditure. There is "additionality" in that EC receipts make possible a higher level of public expenditure than would otherwise be possible. The term may be inelegant; but Government spokesmen have pointed on many occasions to the benefits of EC receipts.