§ Mr. DalyellTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the policy of Her Majesty's Government in relation to the system of additionality, by which public bodies in the United Kingdom receiving EEC money have United Kingdom taxpayers' money commensurately deducted.
§ Mr. Brooke[holding answer 3 May 1989]: Receipts from the European Community budget are taken into account each year when the United Kingdom's public expenditure plans are decided. This enables United Kingdom public spending programmes to be set and maintained at higher levels than would otherwise have been possible.