HC Deb 07 May 1991 vol 190 cc408-9W
Mr. Leighton

To ask the Secretary of State for Foriegn and Commonwealth Affairs what is the cost of bringing the agriculture of the former East Germany into the European Community.

Mr. Garel-Jones

The European Commission has estimated the additional cost to the Community agriculture budget in a full year resulting from German unification at 1,414 mecu or £985 million. A total of 1,315 mecu—£916 million—has been provided in the 1991 Community budget for this purpose, which represents slightly less than a full year's cost.

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