§ 35. Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the net contribution which the United Kingdom will make to the European Economic Community in the calendar year 1985, including any advance payments contributions.
§ Mr. Ian StewartEstimates of the United Kingdom's net contribution are not produced for calendar years as these are not an accounting period for the purposes of United Kingdom public expenditure. The Government's latest estimate of the net contribution to the European Economic Community for the financial year 1985–86 was recently published in the public expenditure White Paper (Cmnd. 9428). An updated estimate taking account of all relevant factors will, as is usual, be published in the Autumn Statement.