§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the sum, expressed in pounds sterling. which the European Court determined had been granted unlawfully by the European Assembly to certain political parties; and how much of the total was distributed to British political parties.
§ Mr. Brooke[pursuant to his reply, 22 May 1986, c. 308]: The sum which the European Court determined had been granted unlawfully by the European Parliament to political groups was 43 million ecu (about £27,547,000 at current exchange rates). Details of the distribution within this total to British political parties are not available.