HC Deb 13 February 1989 vol 147 cc82-3W
Mr. Teddy Taylor

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what part of the receipts recorded in the White Paper on European Economic Community contributions, Cm. 603, relates to sums paid to British traders to subsidise the export of food to third countries under the common agricultural policy arrangements.

Mr. Brooke

[holding answer 7 February 1989]: The proportion of the receipts from the EC budget recorded in the White Paper, Cm. 603, which relate to export refunds paid to United Kingdom traders are as follows:

Per cent.
1983–84 18.6
1984–85 20.5
1985–86 19.0
1986–87 14.5
1987–88 27.7
1988–89 20.0
1989–90 21.5
1990–91 23.0
1991–92 22.0