§ Mr. Snapeasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what information he has as to at which locations and between which countries passenger railway routes, including passenger trains on ferries, cross frontiers between European Economic Community member states, between European Economic Community member states and Scandinavia, between European Economic Community member states and Switzerland and Austria and between European Economic Community member states and Comecon countries.
£ million Gross payments Receipts other than refunds Gross refunds VAT abatements Net Total1 1973 181 79 — — 102 1974 179 150 — — 29 1975 342 398 — — -56 1976 463 296 — — 167 1977 737 368 — — 369 1978 1,348 526 — — 822 1979 1,606 659 — — 947 1980 1,767 963 98 — 706 1981 2,174 1,084 693 — 397 1982 2,863 1,238 1,019 — 606 1983 2,976 1,522 807 — 647 1984 3,204 2,020 528 — 656 1985 23.940 1,905 61 166 1,808 1986 4,493 2,219 — 1,701 572 1 Because of rounding the net contribution figures may not equal exactly those for our gross contribution less refunds/abatements and receipts. 2 Payments by the United Kingdom under the 1984 and 1985 intergovernmental agreements were both made in the 1985 calendar year and are shown as payments in that year.