§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he has yet received from the EEC the outstanding rebates of £42 million for 1982 and about £400 million for 1983; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Ian StewartNo. The 1983 refund regulations remain blocked by the Council. We have taken up the question of the outstanding 1982 refunds with the Commission and the Presidency. It remains our aim to resolve this problem in the current negotiations.