§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if, in his recent calculations of the net contribution made by the United Kingdom to the European Community, he counted as a British receipt from the European Community the £255,348,524 paid out by the 311W British Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce, but refunded by EAGGF, to enable subsidised food to be supplied to non-member states including the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Ridley[pursuant to his reply, 21 July 1983, c.179]: I confirm that the Commission includes EAGGF expenditure on export restitutions in its calculations of member states' net transfers, including the calculations to which my hon. Friend refers.