§ Mr. Haselhurstasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what have been the amounts paid net to the European Economic budget during each of the years of the United Kingdom's membership, at constant 1983 prices.
§ Mr. Ian StewartThe information requested is set out in the following table:
£ million 1973 374 1974 93 1975 *-141 1976 365 1977 708 1978 1,420 1979 1,431 1980 890 1981 448 1982 638 1983 647 *Negative sign denotes a net receipt. The figures given in the reply have been calculated to constant prices by use of the GDP deflator based on GDP in pounds sterling at 1983 average market prices. These figures are published in Economic Trends.