HC Deb 01 December 1986 vol 106 c468W
Mr. Teddy Taylor

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the net contribution or net receipt which each member state of the European Economic Community paid or received in the calendar year 1985.

Mr. Brooke

The Commission does not publish such figures, and the United Kingdom does not have the figures available from which to estimate accurately what they might be. A considerable amount of relevant information will become available when the Court of Auditors publishes its report on the 1985 financial year. We expect this about the end of the year.