§ Mr. Teddy TaylorTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his latest estimate of the net contribution to be made by the United Kingdom to the EEC in the current calendar year; and what was the comparable total in 1979.
§ Mr. RyderThe information requested is as follows:
Net contribution to European Community budget (£ million) Year Current prices Constant 11989 prices 21989 1,966 1,966 1979 947 1,938 1 GDP deflator at market prices. 2 Estimate.
§ Mr. CryerTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the net amount paid for each year since 1979 to the EEC; what is the estimated amount the Government are likely to pay in the current financial year; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. RyderThe information requested is set out in the table. Details of the Government's latest estimate for 1989–90 are contained in the public expenditure White Paper, Cm. 603.
1147W
Net payments to European Community institutions1 Year £ million 1979–80 841 1980–81 168 1981–82 117 1982–83 589 1983–84 836 1984–85 974 1985–86 822 1986–87 1,079 1987–88 1,664 1988–89 21,022 1989–90 31,970 1 Excluding overseas aid: for domestic public expenditure planning purposes, part of the United Kingdom's contribution to the Community budget is attributed to the overseas aid programme. 2 Provisional outturn. 3 Estimate. Source: Public Expenditure White Paper.